Example sentences of "she [verb] down at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mummy will be cross , ’ she murmured , wrinkling her nose as she peered down at the long tear . |
| 2 | She peered down at the dark water in the basin below . |
| 3 | She gestured down at the pale lilac , close-fitting , long-sleeved light wool jersey dress she was wearing . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She glanced down at the empty hearth , where the crumpled page had fallen and partly unfurled . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She stared down at the living dead face . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She stared down at the crumpled bed as the door clicked quietly behind him , and then buried her face miserably into the pillow . |
| 11 | She looked down at the two pink roses , the green spray of fern . |
| 12 | She looked down at the broad flags of the terrace they were crossing . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She looked down at the spotless white surface of the table . |
| 15 | She looked down at the undersized and ill-clothed child , and was warmed by an ache of loving despair . |
| 16 | She nodded , as she looked down at the tiny poodle . |
| 17 | She looked down at the front fastenings , then her fingers shook as they fumbled to button the jacket correctly . |
| 18 | She looked down at the patterned rugs on the floor and edged in more closely behind Gloria , gripping her skirt . |
| 19 | She looked down at the darkened valley and the bright lights of the factory . |
| 20 | She looked down at the bold black signature and the printed words below it : ‘ Damian Flint , Chairman . ’ |
| 21 | She looked down at the white plastic loop that now bound her wrist to the brass rail on the table . |
| 22 | She looked down at the steaming plate . |
| 23 | She looked down at the diminutive Time Lord , her eyes full of quiet sympathy . |
| 24 | She was too to enjoy the hot weather and little beads of perspiration shone on her forehead as she sat down at the big desk opposite the row of girls . |