Example sentences of "[conj] stare down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Whores sat on balconies , drinking and staring down into the street .
2 The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway .
3 Hands thrust inside his jacket pockets , Kuhlmann went over to the window and stared down into the courtyard again .
4 She rose from the bed where she had spread out the rosettes , strode to the window and stared down into the garden .
5 After a minute or so , when she felt stronger , she opened out the paper and stared down at the message printed there .
6 He stopped and stared down at the floor .
7 Wyn-rajathuk rubbed ash between his palms and stared down at the smear of grey lines .
8 They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace .
9 He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table .
10 Bodie went up the steps and stared down at the girl , who looked up at him pathetically .
11 Athelstan went over to the window and stared down at the chess table .
12 Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board .
13 Julia went to stand beside him on the minute balcony and stared down across the valley .
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