Example sentences of "[noun] looked down at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corbett looked down at the fearful remains of a young man who , the last time they had met , had been a vigorous young soldier interested in clearing his own name . |
| 2 | Dr Neil looked down at the bent blue-black head , and some idea of the enormous concession she was making to him struck home . |
| 3 | The Collector looked down at the gaunt , upturned faces gathered at the foot of the stairs . |
| 4 | Daniel looked down at the big paddle wheel on the side of the ship . |
| 5 | As on that first night , Shelley looked down at the glowing rectangle of blue that was the floodlit pool . |
| 6 | Sarah looked down at the sleeping infant and made some suitable comment , but her mind was occupied with Elizabeth 's obvious ill-health . |
| 7 | Sophie looked down at the unconscious West Highland terrier and saw that his breathing was rapid and shallow . |
| 8 | For several minutes Morse looked down at the turbid , turgid river ; and his thoughts were as restless as the waters below him . |
| 9 | Then the wizard looked down at the six big coins in his hand . |
| 10 | Shamlou looked down at the cowering woman in the hearth , the petrol-sodden gown clinging to her body . |
| 11 | Lewis looked down at the uncarpeted floor-boards and put his note-book away . |
| 12 | Behind the screen Wycliffe looked down at the dead man : middle or late forties , probably above average height , bony , but with a tendency to corpulence sedentary : the disease of modern man . |
| 13 | Aunt Margaret looked down at the round top of Victoria 's head with warm and tender eyes , her birdy head cocked on one side . |
| 14 | Robyn looked down at the black bin-liner in her hands , looked up to where he sat , registered the determined , quietly angry expression on his face and then looked at the fountain . |