Example sentences of "[conj] stared down at the " in BNC.

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1 Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief .
2 They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace .
3 Gladys Brown clenched her hands and stared down at the bony knuckles .
4 Bodie went up the steps and stared down at the girl , who looked up at him pathetically .
5 When Coleby had gone , Peter leaned against the wall and stared down at the worn linoleum .
6 She collapsed on to the window-seat and stared down at the spectacular landscape spread out below .
7 He stopped and stared down at the floor .
8 Athelstan went over to the window and stared down at the chess table .
9 Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board .
10 After a minute or so , when she felt stronger , she opened out the paper and stared down at the message printed there .
11 He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table .
12 Wyn-rajathuk rubbed ash between his palms and stared down at the smear of grey lines .
13 We then removed the funeral cloths , lifted the gauze veils and stared down at the royal corpse .
14 Ruth trailed her fingers in the icy water and stared down at the weird rock formations below the surface of the crystal-clear water .
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