Example sentences of "[verb] down at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should have calmed her , gazing down at the burbling river , should have helped her to think about the problem uppermost in her mind ; but it was impossible to concentrate , knowing that he was close by . |
| 2 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
| 3 | The Spencer Tracy lookalike beamed down at the Anti-Rex . |
| 4 | In the classical theory of general relativity one can not predict how the universe would have begun because all the known laws of science would have broken down at the big bang singularity . |
| 5 | They gazed down at the innocent football being kicked back and forth against the wall outside , the thwack of the ball booming in the street amongst the traffic noise . |
| 6 | Allowing herself a moment of pity , Theodora gazed down at the vulnerable sleeping figure . |
| 7 | The oriental gazed down at the broken body of his defeated enemy . |
| 8 | In an uncomfortable silence Nathaniel Sherman and the others gazed down at the dead buffalo cow . |
| 9 | The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch . |
| 10 | I gazed down at the reclining form . |
| 11 | Three times through the winter , Cascade had been within days of being fully formed , only to fall down at the last minute . |
| 12 | Witcher gaped down at the smoking hob in his chest . |
| 13 | Jonathan gaped down at the neat little hole in his chest . |
| 14 | Rather it looks down at the scarred and broken Christ figure as if to say , ‘ Why ? |
| 15 | She peered down at the dark water in the basin below . |
| 16 | ‘ Mummy will be cross , ’ she murmured , wrinkling her nose as she peered down at the long tear . |
| 17 | Then she paused and peered down at the writhing thread . |
| 18 | True to his word , Tom Warner had located an immense 8-wheeled transcontinental locomotive , not yet cooled down at the divisional changing point , assembled a crew of engineer and fireman , loaded the engine with coal and water , and attached the engine to the Divisional Superintendent 's own private railway coach . |
| 19 | He was intended to come down at the wrong moment , disappear , do the same again , then go shooting through the roof when the mechanics of the wire go wrong . |
| 20 | He glances down at the final layer of glasses . |
| 21 | This means that even if there were events before the big bang , one could not use them to determine what would happen afterward , because predictability would break down at the big bang . |
| 22 | Louise gave an exclamation of displeasure , and Edouard rose to his feet , Grégoire remained absolutely still , looking down at the smashed cup . |
| 23 | " You know the one I mean , " Graham said , looking down at the blocked-off fireplace and snapping his fingers . |
| 24 | But today Tilda was alone , looking down at the slanting angle of the decks as the cables gave or tightened , the passive shoreline , the secret water . |
| 25 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 26 | When he had finished speaking the Collector hesitated for a moment on the stairs , looking down at the tired and gaunt faces below him . |
| 27 | They both stood looking down at the poor sufferer , neither speaking . |
| 28 | They were looking down at the new Japanese car factory , Sakata , which had just opened in Humberside . |
| 29 | She was looking down at the two children , her face animated as she turned the page of the book on her lap . |
| 30 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |