Example sentences of "down at the carpet " in BNC.

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1 Again she was silent for a moment or two , looking down at the carpet of tawny beech leaves , debris of the previous autumn , now shimmering in the dappled shafts of light which struggled through the tree canopy .
2 Gedanken stared down at the carpet , unable to look him in the eye .
3 She looked down at the carpet .
4 He stared down at the carpet .
5 He looked down at the carpet and folded his arms in a protective gesture .
6 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 .
7 Kim looked down at the carpet .
8 ‘ You walk to your London office in preference to using your car on your non-interviewing days ? ’ he enquired , and Fabia looked swiftly down at the carpet .
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