Example sentences of "[conj] looked down [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The track had , he recalled , two branches , separating as it dropped from the heathy ridge that looked down upon the river .
2 ‘ I wish I were you , ’ Alexandra said , ‘ I wish I were a mouse , ’ and then , drawn inexorably , she leaned forward across the table and looked down through the closed window at her mother 's upturned face below .
3 He stood at a window and looked down over the trees , where rooks were crossing sticks in a light sway of air .
4 He could hear her barking and looked down over the steep side of the embankment to the bottom of the trees .
5 He went to where he 'd seen him by the fence and looked down towards the woodpile .
6 Charles raised his head above the line of the rock and looked down towards the hut .
7 Phyllis stood by the fence and looked down to the lines at the bottom .
8 He turned around and looked down into a sea of human faces , below him .
9 I stood at the window and looked down into the street .
10 Marian crossed to the stair and looked down into the chamber they had left .
11 He pulled off his mask and looked down into the open conning tower .
12 From there they crawled the last ten yards to the edge of a rise and looked down into the valley .
13 Shepherd moved closer and looked down into the viewer .
14 She moved to the head of the stairs and looked down into the hallway , listening to his footsteps approaching the front door .
15 Charles stood on the narrow pavement , leaning on the wooden parapet , and looked down into the water , which seemed infinitely deep in the darkness .
16 She came to it and stood and looked down into the dragon 's mouth .
17 He went to the window and looked down into the street .
18 He limped to the side of the roof and looked down into the yard .
19 Next day and the day after that Mr Flemyng rode his horse along the slope south of the town , as though to exercise his dogs , and looked down at the site through an opera-glass , trying to make out whether the workmen were forming a mob .
20 She coughed and looked down at the floor .
21 Endill hesitated and looked down at the sea crashing against the rocks .
22 She moved over to the cot and looked down at the baby .
23 Yanto jumped on to a large flat rock , still trying to keep his boots dry , and looked down at the huge mud covered object .
24 He splashed over the shallow channel and looked down at the monster .
25 The lassitude still on her , she came slowly to her feet and looked down at the boy , who stood up , shifting uneasily .
26 Masklin relaxed a bit , and looked down at the figures in the sand .
27 Marshka shrugged and looked down at the report in front of him .
28 He walked up to the pram and looked down at the young child .
29 He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand .
30 He went to the long table in the centre of the room and looked down at the detailed map spread out across its surface .
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