Example sentences of "she [verb] down at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gazed down at the floor despondently . |
| 2 | She looks down at the figure slumped in the chair , sees the skull under the frail skin which hangs loosely from the bone , at once tight and yet with too much of it , the bony fingers picking at the fringes of the rug . |
| 3 | When she returned to the kitchen , she sank down at the table and tried to eat a little of the food , conscious that Craig was watching her . |
| 4 | Brushing a shaky , tired hand through her tangled blonde hair , she squinted down at the watch on her wrist . |
| 5 | Her mind still racing , she glanced down at the map on the passenger seat and then headed towards the road that would take her to Mountpelier Lodge . |
| 6 | She glanced down at the ring now , and found herself wondering , as she did occasionally , if it really was necessary for her to go on wearing it . |
| 7 | She glanced down at the landing and the dizziness swept up to meet her . |
| 8 | She glanced down at the linoleum in despair . |
| 9 | She slowed down at the traffic lights by Sloane Street . |
| 10 | She went into the living room where she settled down at the dining table to mark compositions . |
| 11 | Then she settled down at the dining-room table with her book purchases , which she had picked at random from the shelves of Tollemarche 's only book store and from the racks of one of the cigar stores . |
| 12 | She stared down at the crucifix , wondering desperately how much they knew , whether they had any knowledge of her liaison with Tristram or whether these questions were merely based upon suspicion . |
| 13 | Carrie leaned back in her chair and rubbed the tips of her fingers across her forehead as she stared down at the mass of papers on the kitchen table . |
| 14 | She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being . |
| 15 | Still , she reflected soberly as she stared down at the water , being on the boat had at least served to clarify her thoughts in one direction . |
| 16 | Averting her eyes , she stared down at the ironing-board , then , for the lack of any other brilliant alternatives , began to slowly move the iron back and forth across her blouse , her face shuttered . |
| 17 | She looked down at the ice as she spoke . |
| 18 | She looked down at the xerox and shook her head . |
| 19 | She 'd removed her ripped stockings earlier and now , as she looked down at the patchwork of scratches and grazes , she was relieved that there had n't been more damage . |
| 20 | She looked down at the computer screen . |
| 21 | She looked down at the floor and made the slightest movement with one hand . |
| 22 | She looked down at the floor , unconsciously scuffing the wooden boards with one foot . |
| 23 | She looked down at the floor , wondering why the news did n't make her feel more elated . |
| 24 | She looked down at the door . |
| 25 | She looked down at the biscuit , as if surprised by it . |
| 26 | Then as they emerged into a street she looked down at the child , and nodding backwards , she said , ‘ It saves ten minutes of pushing that way . ’ |
| 27 | She looked down at the sheet of paper on her desk . |
| 28 | She looked down at the sandal and with one worn finger gently moved the heel to and fro on its fragile shred of skin . |
| 29 | She looked down at the tray on her lap . |
| 30 | Moodily she looked down at the ground . |