Example sentences of "look down [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thinning veil of cloud eddied in a gust of wind , and suddenly we were below it , looking down on to the flat roofs of a town spread out in a broad valley of rain-washed green . |
| 2 | We stood at the railed-off observation platform at Bartlet Nab and looked down on to a spectacular scene . |
| 3 | Joe now withdrew his hand from the desk and , rising to his feet , he looked down on to the upturned faces of the two men and said , ‘ My mother may remain in the house as long as she wishes , but the running of it , the accounts and such , I wish to leave in your control . |
| 4 | The doctor looked down on to the younger children 's heads and his teeth clamped down even harder on his cigar . |
| 5 | The move to Apollo Place brought Minton to an area long associated with artists ; through a circular window half-way up the stairs he looked down on to the next door studio which had once belonged to Turner . |