Example sentences of "[v-ing] down [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should have calmed her , gazing down at the burbling river , should have helped her to think about the problem uppermost in her mind ; but it was impossible to concentrate , knowing that he was close by . |
| 2 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
| 3 | She did not want to look at him , and crossed to stand before the mantel over the fireplace , gazing down into the empty grate . |
| 4 | This was The Who touching down after the conceptual splurge of ‘ Tommy ’ , knocking out faves like ‘ Magic Bus ’ and re-reading touchstone '50s songs in a deranged but affectionate way . |
| 5 | Having anticipated that Nana would be unable to supply gin and Safex , even in an emergency , Mada Joyce had sent her oldest boy loping down to the Chinese store in the lowest village for these essentials . |
| 6 | Kneeling down on the dusty pavement , she made as if to tie her shoelaces . |
| 7 | As Alfred Oliver begins to rise , a blunt instrument is smashed forcibly upon his head , followed by more blows incessantly raining down upon the elderly tobacconist . |
| 8 | Turn right into er what is a very busy er road in any event at that time but that the dangers is that many drivers are becoming impatient with waiting their turn in the queue and what they 're doing is driving down on the wrong side of the road in order to utilise a little back road that 's a service road which runs alongside road and leads into Nightingale avenue . |
| 9 | Restlessly , she rose again and continued on around the house , following a cool stone path that seemed to be sloping down through the lush growth of shrubs and trees . |
| 10 | I could hear their feet on the stairs , then a voice shouting down to the blind man in the road outside : ‘ Pew ! |
| 11 | Louise gave an exclamation of displeasure , and Edouard rose to his feet , Grégoire remained absolutely still , looking down at the smashed cup . |
| 12 | " You know the one I mean , " Graham said , looking down at the blocked-off fireplace and snapping his fingers . |
| 13 | But today Tilda was alone , looking down at the slanting angle of the decks as the cables gave or tightened , the passive shoreline , the secret water . |
| 14 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 15 | They both stood looking down at the poor sufferer , neither speaking . |
| 16 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 17 | Li Yuan stood with his father at the centre of the viewing circle , looking down at the great globe of Chung Kuo , one hundred and sixty thousand li below . |
| 18 | She stood looking down at the tiny fireplace . |
| 19 | The others , grouped around him , stood in silence looking down at the stricken man . |
| 20 | He lifted her up on to the parapet of a little bridge , and she screamed , looking down at the dark water below . |
| 21 | Now the police , the ambulance crews , the crowd , the reporter , were approaching the pit , looking down at the grey shard that was all that was left of the Kershaw Worm . |
| 22 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 23 | David sat looking down at the empty wine glass that he was turning round and round between his hands . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm glad for you , ’ Jenna snapped , standing and looking down at the angry face . |
| 25 | Five minutes later they stood on the grassy bank looking down at the brown water . |
| 26 | ‘ Certainly , miss , ’ said Bob , looking down at the brown paper parcel and the little box that Charlie had left on the floor by his side . |
| 27 | He shook his own head sadly , regretting past days , looking down at the limp form of Midnight sleeping stretched out on his stomach on the patched-up bed of hay and horse blankets . |
| 28 | Kathleen Lavender started and , looking down at the spreading carpet of white beads , felt that it must be her fault . |
| 29 | And , looking down at the still-outstretched arm , the glazed and open eyes , the great scarlet pool soaking into the earth , she knew that it was a body , that he had gone for ever , that there was nothing she need fear from him ever again . |
| 30 | Looking down at the dead man Wycliffe felt guilty because he was experiencing a sense of mild elation . |