Example sentences of "look down [prep] [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His father had died serving the Empire as one of the Black Riders and as the boy looks down on the great imperial road from the quiet house of his foster-parents he listens to tales of the powerful Count Jasper , Governor of the Citadel and commander of those orthodox forces . |
| 2 | The arrow tip came free and I lay on my side in frightful suffering weakness , looking down at a sharp black point sticking out from scarlet wool . |
| 3 | Another few totters and another series of hasty hoppity-skips , and they were looking down at a ramshackle wooden building which sat in a hollow among yellow bushes of gorse . |
| 4 | They were looking down at the new Japanese car factory , Sakata , which had just opened in Humberside . |
| 5 | Mary found herself looking down at the small dapper figure of Sidney Watkins , manager of the Berkeley Chase for the last ten years . |
| 6 | Looking down at the long fair hair flowing over her shoulders , at the skimpy dress , the unlived-in face , he felt immeasurably old for not wanting to sweep her off there and then and make passionate love to her . |
| 7 | Looking down at the pathetic little body lying so still on the table , she said , ‘ I 'd better leave him like this for Dawn to see . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , she 's exquisite , ’ Ruth breathed ecstatically , looking down at the little dark-haired mite swaddled in a delicate white lace shawl , ‘ absolutely lovely . ’ |
| 9 | She felt cold , and folded her arms across her chest as she walked slowly back to the house , looking down at the bloodstained front step . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , speak of him , ’ said Llewelyn , looking down at the heavy ashen head that lay so still upon his arm . |
| 11 | Looking down on the great White Tower and surrounding ramparts , Folly had to agree . |
| 12 | They were looking down into a long dark cellar , lit by a brazier at one end . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's just one thing I have to tell you Butch , ’ said Sundance , looking down into the foaming white water below , ‘ I ca n't swim . ’ |
| 14 | He pulled off his mask and looked down into the open conning tower . |
| 15 | They looked down into the big disused quarry . |
| 16 | ‘ Moje milá , ’ he gently breathed , and , pulling a little away from her , he looked down to the naked swollen pink-tipped breasts he had uncovered . |
| 17 | In the hall of the castle Sir John was reasoning with a group of servants while Lady Charlotte had hysterics under the portrait of a clan chief of the sixteenth century — an armoured and bearded warrior who looked down with an imperious black stare . |
| 18 | I looked down at the four orange cards on the counter , lining them up evenly . |
| 19 | Then the wizard looked down at the six big coins in his hand . |
| 20 | She looked down at the two pink roses , the green spray of fern . |
| 21 | ‘ They tell me betting-shops are littered with torn-up betting-slips , ’ said Morse , as he looked down at the two pink slips that Ashenden had handed to him . |
| 22 | She looked down at the spotless white surface of the table . |
| 23 | She looked down at the bold black signature and the printed words below it : ‘ Damian Flint , Chairman . ’ |
| 24 | Dr Neil looked down at the bent blue-black head , and some idea of the enormous concession she was making to him struck home . |
| 25 | Tiptoeing over to the crib , he looked down at the red wrinkled face of the sleeping child . |