Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] down at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not sure how high we went but I remember looking down at the surf . |
| 2 | You lose their attention if you keep staring down at the papers in your hand . |
| 3 | Marcus was standing looking down at the woman . |
| 4 | The Prince and McPhee had walked on to the top of the bank and were standing looking down at the river . |
| 5 | I stared at him because he sounded so cold , but he was sitting looking down at the glass which he held on his knees and I could n't see his face . |
| 6 | Cley rose to his feet and stood gazing down at the councillor . |
| 7 | The two boys stood looking down at the heaps of feathers . |
| 8 | They both stood looking down at the poor sufferer , neither speaking . |
| 9 | She stood looking down at the tiny fireplace . |
| 10 | I stood looking down at the pavement below the payphone while Dennis padded across the wall-to-wall carpeting and called distantly to his wife . |
| 11 | And she stood looking down at the key in her hand , while she said to herself , ‘ Well , this seems to decide it , does n't it ? ’ and turning , she yelled , ‘ Ben ! ’ |
| 12 | He strode over to the door and stood looking down at the handle , shaking his head sadly . |
| 13 | He did not touch , but stood looking down at the page . |
| 14 | Turning up the collar of his Burberry against the chill morning air , he climbed up the slope to the rim of the hollow and stood looking down at the car . |
| 15 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 16 | Joanna rushed off and Sophie stood looking down at the telephone . |
| 17 | David sat looking down at the empty wine glass that he was turning round and round between his hands . |
| 18 | Ranulf sat staring down at the ground . |
| 19 | He remained staring down at the the photograph , then slowly shook his head . |
| 20 | She stood staring down at the fresh earth of the new grave , at the wooden cross bearing her mother 's name and she could not believe that this nightmare was real . |
| 21 | With a slight nod , Dora directed her glance towards the opposite side of the pool , where Dieter Erdle stood staring down at the water as if engrossed in his own reflection . |
| 22 | Leaving her abruptly , he moved to the desk and stood staring down at the papers lying on it , his attitude so tense that Lucy felt compelled to go to his side . |
| 23 | As he moved past the man 's shoulder on his way back , Harry could not help glancing down at the book . |