Example sentences of "[conj] looked down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The track had , he recalled , two branches , separating as it dropped from the heathy ridge that looked down upon the river . |
| 2 | Charles raised his head above the line of the rock and looked down towards the hut . |
| 3 | He went to where he 'd seen him by the fence and looked down towards the woodpile . |
| 4 | Marian crossed to the stair and looked down into the chamber they had left . |
| 5 | From there they crawled the last ten yards to the edge of a rise and looked down into the valley . |
| 6 | He limped to the side of the roof and looked down into the yard . |
| 7 | She came to it and stood and looked down into the dragon 's mouth . |
| 8 | Charles stood on the narrow pavement , leaning on the wooden parapet , and looked down into the water , which seemed infinitely deep in the darkness . |
| 9 | She moved to the head of the stairs and looked down into the hallway , listening to his footsteps approaching the front door . |
| 10 | I stood at the window and looked down into the street . |
| 11 | He went to the window and looked down into the street . |
| 12 | Shepherd moved closer and looked down into the viewer . |
| 13 | She coughed and looked down at the floor . |
| 14 | The priest rested his elbows on his knees and looked down at the floor . |
| 15 | ‘ We were n't that close , ’ she said softly and looked down at the floor . |
| 16 | Fulke shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor . |
| 17 | The lassitude still on her , she came slowly to her feet and looked down at the boy , who stood up , shifting uneasily . |
| 18 | She opened the door and looked down at the gutter two feet away and then sighed . |
| 19 | Endill hesitated and looked down at the sea crashing against the rocks . |
| 20 | He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand . |
| 21 | She swallowed and looked down at the duvet , twisting its striped design unhappily between her fingers . |
| 22 | Lancaster breathed out slowly and looked down at the table when he realised what he had said . |
| 23 | Mum went over to my window and looked down at the street . |
| 24 | She turned and looked down at the handbag , clutched tightly in her hand , and flung it far across the room . |
| 25 | She moved over to the cot and looked down at the baby . |
| 26 | After a few moments she could stand it no longer , and with an effort she wrenched her gaze away and looked down at the carpet . |
| 27 | His voice trailed off and Ruth looked sharply at him as he lowered his gaze and looked down at the paperwork in front of him . |
| 28 | Edward walked to the front of the castle and looked down at the crowd . |
| 29 | Next day and the day after that Mr Flemyng rode his horse along the slope south of the town , as though to exercise his dogs , and looked down at the site through an opera-glass , trying to make out whether the workmen were forming a mob . |
| 30 | He covered his face with his hands , then took them away and looked down at the earth . |