Example sentences of "[conj] looked down [prep] the " 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 | I stood at the window and looked down into the street . |
| 9 | Marian crossed to the stair and looked down into the chamber they had left . |
| 10 | He pulled off his mask and looked down into the open conning tower . |
| 11 | From there they crawled the last ten yards to the edge of a rise and looked down into the valley . |
| 12 | Shepherd moved closer and looked down into the viewer . |
| 13 | She moved to the head of the stairs and looked down into the hallway , listening to his footsteps approaching the front door . |
| 14 | Charles stood on the narrow pavement , leaning on the wooden parapet , and looked down into the water , which seemed infinitely deep in the darkness . |
| 15 | She came to it and stood and looked down into the dragon 's mouth . |
| 16 | He went to the window and looked down into the street . |
| 17 | He limped to the side of the roof and looked down into the yard . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She coughed and looked down at the floor . |
| 20 | Endill hesitated and looked down at the sea crashing against the rocks . |
| 21 | She moved over to the cot and looked down at the baby . |
| 22 | Yanto jumped on to a large flat rock , still trying to keep his boots dry , and looked down at the huge mud covered object . |
| 23 | He splashed over the shallow channel and looked down at the monster . |
| 24 | The lassitude still on her , she came slowly to her feet and looked down at the boy , who stood up , shifting uneasily . |
| 25 | Masklin relaxed a bit , and looked down at the figures in the sand . |
| 26 | Marshka shrugged and looked down at the report in front of him . |
| 27 | He walked up to the pram and looked down at the young child . |
| 28 | He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand . |
| 29 | He went to the long table in the centre of the room and looked down at the detailed map spread out across its surface . |
| 30 | Lancaster breathed out slowly and looked down at the table when he realised what he had said . |