Example sentences of "she [verb] down [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 2 | Her tattered shirt and ancient denims in no way detracted from her tall decorum as she gazed down upon the squat clerical figure . |
| 3 | She was still sick at heart when she passed down through the last glade and found herself staring at the Lodge 's covert thatch , its closed door , She stood for a time in the yard outside , afraid to enter . |
| 4 | ‘ Mummy will be cross , ’ she murmured , wrinkling her nose as she peered down at the long tear . |
| 5 | She peered down at the dark water in the basin below . |
| 6 | She bore down on the surprised Jane like a galleon in full sail and demanded , imperiously , what she intended to ‘ do ’ with the house . |
| 7 | She knelt down by the low window , put her head on her arms and cried bitterly . |
| 8 | She sank down into the smooth embrace of the sheets , at peace . |
| 9 | She gestured down at the pale lilac , close-fitting , long-sleeved light wool jersey dress she was wearing . |
| 10 | She dropped down on the other side of the sweetheart plant from Rain , bowed her head , rested her right hand lightly on the keys , shut her eyes tight and concentrated . |
| 11 | She walked down to the open market itself . |
| 12 | The memory of the outcome brought a smile to her face on that Saturday morning as she walked down towards the crouching figure of Aggie . |
| 13 | She stepped down through the great door knowing , from long experience of the signs , that she would find a well kept and tended church . |
| 14 | As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path . |
| 15 | She glanced down at the empty hearth , where the crumpled page had fallen and partly unfurled . |
| 16 | As she settled down into the squashy leather upholstery of the nest-like sofa she listened with half an ear to the voices on the tape , each caller seemingly convinced that disaster would intervene if Luke did n't call them back immediately . |
| 17 | She stared down at the disgusting mass as it came away in her hand for a moment and then she marched after him with pursed lips and a determined gleam in her eyes . |
| 18 | She stared down at the scattered glass shimmering in the blackened water , remembered stories of people drowning in only inches of water and acknowledged her condition with a sinking heart . |
| 19 | She stared down at the living dead face . |
| 20 | She stared down at the frothing white surf that slid past the ship 's side and fell into a reverie in which imaginings of her future life became mixed with memories of past days at Ballingolin . |
| 21 | She stared down at the crumpled bed as the door clicked quietly behind him , and then buried her face miserably into the pillow . |
| 22 | She looked down at the two pink roses , the green spray of fern . |
| 23 | She looked down at the broad flags of the terrace they were crossing . |
| 24 | She went over to it , her mouth dry , her pulses racing , and when she looked down at the cherubic child with bright golden hair she had to grip the arms for support . |
| 25 | She looked down at the spotless white surface of the table . |
| 26 | She looked down at the undersized and ill-clothed child , and was warmed by an ache of loving despair . |
| 27 | She nodded , as she looked down at the tiny poodle . |
| 28 | She looked down at the front fastenings , then her fingers shook as they fumbled to button the jacket correctly . |
| 29 | She looked down at the patterned rugs on the floor and edged in more closely behind Gloria , gripping her skirt . |
| 30 | She looked down at the darkened valley and the bright lights of the factory . |