Example sentences of "[coord] looked down [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I wish I were you , ’ Alexandra said , ‘ I wish I were a mouse , ’ and then , drawn inexorably , she leaned forward across the table and looked down through the closed window at her mother 's upturned face below .
2 He stood at a window and looked down over the trees , where rooks were crossing sticks in a light sway of air .
3 He could hear her barking and looked down over the steep side of the embankment to the bottom of the trees .
4 He went to where he 'd seen him by the fence and looked down towards the woodpile .
5 Charles raised his head above the line of the rock and looked down towards the hut .
6 Phyllis stood by the fence and looked down to the lines at the bottom .
7 I stood at the window and looked down into the street .
8 Marian crossed to the stair and looked down into the chamber they had left .
9 He pulled off his mask and looked down into the open conning tower .
10 From there they crawled the last ten yards to the edge of a rise and looked down into the valley .
11 Shepherd moved closer and looked down into the viewer .
12 She moved to the head of the stairs and looked down into the hallway , listening to his footsteps approaching the front door .
13 Charles stood on the narrow pavement , leaning on the wooden parapet , and looked down into the water , which seemed infinitely deep in the darkness .
14 She came to it and stood and looked down into the dragon 's mouth .
15 He went to the window and looked down into the street .
16 He limped to the side of the roof and looked down into the yard .
17 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 .
18 She coughed and looked down at the floor .
19 Endill hesitated and looked down at the sea crashing against the rocks .
20 She moved over to the cot and looked down at the baby .
21 Yanto jumped on to a large flat rock , still trying to keep his boots dry , and looked down at the huge mud covered object .
22 He splashed over the shallow channel and looked down at the monster .
23 The lassitude still on her , she came slowly to her feet and looked down at the boy , who stood up , shifting uneasily .
24 Masklin relaxed a bit , and looked down at the figures in the sand .
25 Marshka shrugged and looked down at the report in front of him .
26 He walked up to the pram and looked down at the young child .
27 He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand .
28 He went to the long table in the centre of the room and looked down at the detailed map spread out across its surface .
29 Lancaster breathed out slowly and looked down at the table when he realised what he had said .
30 Edward walked to the front of the castle and looked down at the crowd .
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