Example sentences of "she [vb past] down at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gazed down at the London horizon , its tranquillity pierced by hulks of office buildings . |
| 2 | She gazed down at the floor despondently . |
| 3 | ‘ Mummy will be cross , ’ she murmured , wrinkling her nose as she peered down at the long tear . |
| 4 | She peered down at the dark water in the basin below . |
| 5 | When she returned to the kitchen , she sank down at the table and tried to eat a little of the food , conscious that Craig was watching her . |
| 6 | Brushing a shaky , tired hand through her tangled blonde hair , she squinted down at the watch on her wrist . |
| 7 | She gestured down at the pale lilac , close-fitting , long-sleeved light wool jersey dress she was wearing . |
| 8 | She glanced down at the linoleum in despair . |
| 9 | As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path . |
| 10 | She glanced down at the landing and the dizziness swept up to meet her . |
| 11 | She glanced down at the empty hearth , where the crumpled page had fallen and partly unfurled . |
| 12 | Her mind still racing , she glanced down at the map on the passenger seat and then headed towards the road that would take her to Mountpelier Lodge . |
| 13 | She glanced down at the ring now , and found herself wondering , as she did occasionally , if it really was necessary for her to go on wearing it . |
| 14 | She slowed down at the traffic lights by Sloane Street . |
| 15 | She went into the living room where she settled down at the dining table to mark compositions . |
| 16 | Then she settled down at the dining-room table with her book purchases , which she had picked at random from the shelves of Tollemarche 's only book store and from the racks of one of the cigar stores . |
| 17 | Opening the lid , she stared down at the emeralds glinting up at her like cat 's eyes , her mother 's emeralds and her grandmother 's and many generations of Grenfell women before her . |
| 18 | For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away . |
| 19 | Carrie leaned back in her chair and rubbed the tips of her fingers across her forehead as she stared down at the mass of papers on the kitchen table . |
| 20 | She stared down at the frothing white surf that slid past the ship 's side and fell into a reverie in which imaginings of her future life became mixed with memories of past days at Ballingolin . |
| 21 | She stared down at the crucifix , wondering desperately how much they knew , whether they had any knowledge of her liaison with Tristram or whether these questions were merely based upon suspicion . |
| 22 | She stared down at the living dead face . |
| 23 | Averting her eyes , she stared down at the ironing-board , then , for the lack of any other brilliant alternatives , began to slowly move the iron back and forth across her blouse , her face shuttered . |
| 24 | Still , she reflected soberly as she stared down at the water , being on the boat had at least served to clarify her thoughts in one direction . |
| 25 | Opening her briefcase , she stared down at the contents . |
| 26 | She stared down at the papers in her hand , not wanting to look at him . |
| 27 | She stared down at the scattered glass shimmering in the blackened water , remembered stories of people drowning in only inches of water and acknowledged her condition with a sinking heart . |
| 28 | She stared down at the disgusting mass as it came away in her hand for a moment and then she marched after him with pursed lips and a determined gleam in her eyes . |
| 29 | She stared down at the crumpled bed as the door clicked quietly behind him , and then buried her face miserably into the pillow . |
| 30 | She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being . |