Example sentences of "stare down at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 When he craned to stare down at the crowds in the great square below the palace , his head moved so that it rested upon the parapet like a decoration .
2 With a slight nod , Dora directed her glance towards the opposite side of the pool , where Dieter Erdle stood staring down at the water as if engrossed in his own reflection .
3 The hydraulics gave out their whine as he joined other crew members staring down at the scene below and half a mile back .
4 Staring down at the girl , Pascoe saw in her the Martha he had known as a lad — the Martha he had loved and lost ; and while he stared , she opened her eyes and looked back up at him from the stinking bed of straw , and for a moment he felt a little stirring of fear .
5 There are few more pathetic sights than aggrieved bowlers staring down at the popping-crease after being no-balled , craning neck insinuating that the umpire was in error .
6 For a while they just stood there , staring down at the boar , satisfying their curiosity after the brief and distant glimpses that they 'd had on the hunt .
7 She sat down on one of the red spoon-shaped chairs in the station foyer and placed her feet neatly together on the black and white tiles , staring down at the shoes Nurse Rose had so gushingly admired .
8 He stands there , shaking , then hugs himself , chin on his chest , staring down at the man , his head and whole body trembling .
9 ‘ Humph … ’ the policeman grunted , staring down at the notes before him .
10 Stephen stopped , staring down at the sand .
11 You lose their attention if you keep staring down at the papers in your hand .
12 Leaving her abruptly , he moved to the desk and stood staring down at the papers lying on it , his attitude so tense that Lucy felt compelled to go to his side .
13 After Rose and the boy had gone to bed he sat on his own by the raked fire , sitting motionless , staring down at the floor .
14 She just sat there , mostly in silence , staring down at the floor , with her hands clasped tightly between her knees .
15 The Lady Prioress sat with arms crossed , staring down at the floor .
16 The families gathered round in a circle , staring down at the remains of their menfolk .
17 ‘ I 'm a garden designer , ’ she announced quietly , staring down at the hob , ‘ that 's what Luke meant . ’
18 I ordered Joe up into the tree-house and he sat , staring down at the lens .
19 The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway .
20 ‘ I tell you what I really do n't like , ’ he says , staring down at the club floor below , ‘ I do n't like if I do n't know who are friends and who are enemies .
21 Buckingham sat , hands together , staring down at the table top , his face registering surprise and shock at Sir John 's words .
22 The Prince was sitting quietly there , his hands clasped , staring down at the table , so silent he could have been taken for some studious monk ; his robes , however , were splendid , his fingers covered in precious rings , and his hair and golden beard carefully combed and oiled .
23 Out of the corner of her eye , she watched her husband staring down at the cot .
24 Ranulf sat staring down at the ground .
25 The presenter cradled her cup in her hands , staring down at the tea .
26 One of the Hunters looked over the android 's body ; its demonic face staring down at the android 's features .
27 Jack said irritably , staring down at the manual .
28 No answer suggested itself , however , and after a minute or two he became aware that as these thoughts whirled through his mind he had been staring down at the grilles confining the Chinese coolie families .
29 She stared down at the papers in her hand , not wanting to look at him .
30 He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table .
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