Example sentences of "[v-ing] down at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cley rose to his feet and stood gazing down at the councillor . |
| 2 | The man was standing beside the stream , arms folded , gazing down at the water . |
| 3 | He was leaning against the parapet rail , gazing down at the brick terrace several floors below . |
| 4 | She was gazing down at the town and smiling her private , remembering smile . |
| 5 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 6 | She sat , leaning her cheek on her hand , gazing down at the dog , her flaming hair falling untidily down her back , and over her shoulders , and glistening in the light from the candelabrum on the mantel and the glow of the fire . |
| 7 | She frowned , gazing down at the table , she even bared her teeth . |
| 8 | To its horror it will find itself slipping and sliding , tumbling down at the mercy of its foes . |
| 9 | Court Four of the Royal Courts of Justice in London was packed with judges and barristers to hear the support lent to Lord Lane , who announced in February that he was stepping down at the age of 73 , 18 months before the compulsory retirement age for judges . |
| 10 | Stepping down at the end , he lay on the bed of nails and rolled across it to the foot of the ladder , which he climbed , pausing on each blade to detach a yellow paper prayer flag and send it fluttering to the ground . |
| 11 | Two days later Horst Teltschik ( CDU ) announced that he would be stepping down at the end of the year as Kohl 's foreign policy adviser at the Chancellery . |
| 12 | He glanced from time to time out of the window , as if to see what was happening down at the jetty . |
| 13 | I know of anything that is happening down at the rear , I can tell you I have a very keen sense of smell . " |
| 14 | And a call … ’ he wiped his hand across his face , looking down at the moisture he rubbed off and laughing almost ironically . |
| 15 | ‘ We 've all got to share , ’ she said , as they passed through the swing doors and found themselves looking down at the courtyard of the Museum . |
| 16 | I was still looking down at the girl in the grass . |
| 17 | Looking down at the top of Joe 's balding pate , Michael listened to the haunting childish voice and could have cried . |
| 18 | For nearly a minute he said nothing and I had the sense to keep quiet , too , looking down at the top of his head . |
| 19 | And she sat there , still looking down at the sand . |
| 20 | ‘ We 've been fortunate , so far , ’ the Governor said , looking down at the man lying in the bed . |
| 21 | Looking down at the man who had quietly assisted her and whose clothes were now covered in the other man 's blood , she said , ‘ You 'd better go with them as well . ’ |
| 22 | Hal Shepherd stood at the turn of the road , his hands resting lightly on the low stone wall , looking down at the row of cottages and the bay beyond . |
| 23 | Looking down at the river , she could see that the level had dropped , uncovering lines of bricks on the wall beneath them that looked as if they rarely saw the sun . |
| 24 | The Prince and McPhee had walked on to the top of the bank and were standing looking down at the river . |
| 25 | Looking down at the reflection of the stars in the still , calm sea below , she said softly , ‘ I 'm glad we came up here . |
| 26 | Craig Grenfell stood on the hilltop looking down at the scene in the graveyard below . |
| 27 | She was looking down at the water , which was only inches deep . |
| 28 | The young man stood for a moment on an overhanging ledge of the bank , looking down at the water ; the dog swam round and round below ; the man 's body was flecked all over with light and the shadow patterns of leaves , so that he seemed some human extension of the place . |
| 29 | I cough again looking down at the tile floor of the room . |
| 30 | She 'll go up to you and she goes she looks at you like that and her eyes are all wide , sh sh she 's looking down at the wall like that to make sure it 's all clear , you know what I mean ? |