Example sentences of "down at the [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | IF THE truth be known , Ian Woosnam would probably just as soon be down at the Golden Lion in Oswestry tomorrow night , having a pint or two with the lads . |
| 2 | Shamlou looked down at the cowering woman in the hearth , the petrol-sodden gown clinging to her body . |
| 3 | She peered down at the dark water in the basin below . |
| 4 | Connon stared down at the young man in the picture as if he was looking at a stranger and trying to analyse what made him seem vaguely familiar . |
| 5 | A more erudite musician — or courteous companion — you wo n't meet ; and I shall treasure for aye the memory of his sitting down at the grand piano in the front room of his Edinburgh town-house to demonstrate how two operations to his 95-year-old hands had not impaired his keyboard ability : what he then produced was some of the most sheerly beautiful bach playing I have ever heard . |
| 6 | Robyn looked down at the black bin-liner in her hands , looked up to where he sat , registered the determined , quietly angry expression on his face and then looked at the fountain . |
| 7 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 8 | Down at the Green Man in Fownhope , most locals welcome the arrival of the oilmen |
| 9 | ‘ You see — we did n't wake the children , after all , ’ Ross drawled , his eyes glinting with amusement as he gazed warmly down at the soft figure in his arms . |
| 10 | He looked down at the copious notes in front of him and cleared his throat again . |
| 11 | Witcher gaped down at the smoking hob in his chest . |
| 12 | She drew away to the balcony over the lobby , feeling incapable , looking down at the bawling men in dinner jackets far below and the women with stiff hair . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , I do realise that , ’ she muttered , staring down at the brown liquid in the cup . |
| 14 | Quick glance down at the clear water in the bowl . |
| 15 | Guido ripped free the dangling drunken door like a man putting out of its misery a fatally wounded animal , and looked down at the broken pieces in his hand . |
| 16 | He had , as Dalgliesh knew , grudgingly respected Kate 's ability to look down at the butchered bodies in St Matthew 's vestry and not be sick , but he had n't liked her the better for it . |
| 17 | More tequila arrived and Rodriguez sat there staring down at the yellow-green liquid in his glass . |