Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] look down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final example is perhaps an unexpected mathematical experience as there is no discussion of the tower itself but rather the child has been carried to the top of the high tower in his imagination and asked to look down at the people below . |
| 2 | Benjamin walked over , past the baptismal font and stood looking down into the sanctuary . |
| 3 | He strode over to the door and stood looking down at the handle , shaking his head sadly . |
| 4 | Turning up the collar of his Burberry against the chill morning air , he climbed up the slope to the rim of the hollow and stood looking down at the car . |
| 5 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 6 | I squelched across tiny burns running in black channels of peat , and stood looking down from the hillside on to the grey roofs of Scaup Farm . |
| 7 | He did not touch , but stood looking down at the page . |