Example sentences of "and stared down at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frankie nodded obediently and stared down at his porridge . |
| 2 | Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief . |
| 3 | They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace . |
| 4 | Lachlan walked slowly up to his room and stared down at his wife lying smiling at him ; and at the red , crumpled face and red , crumpled hair of his son , yelling just like his father in a temper ; and back to Marion again . |
| 5 | Henry scratched his crotch reflectively and stared down at his History of Wimbledon . |
| 6 | My daughter , he told himself as he brushed his teeth and stared down at number 47 's red Mitsubishi , is like me , fat and untalented . |
| 7 | Gladys Brown clenched her hands and stared down at the bony knuckles . |
| 8 | Bodie went up the steps and stared down at the girl , who looked up at him pathetically . |
| 9 | When Coleby had gone , Peter leaned against the wall and stared down at the worn linoleum . |
| 10 | He landed and stared down at me and at the blood of my broken wing , his terrible beak opening just a little with the pleasure of what he saw ; while I hung there , trying to watch all three at once and knowing that one of them would attack suddenly and then be gone as another came in from a different direction . |
| 11 | She collapsed on to the window-seat and stared down at the spectacular landscape spread out below . |
| 12 | He stopped and stared down at the floor . |
| 13 | Morpurgo pulled the end of the tie out from the boiler suit and stared down at it , frowning in puzzlement . |
| 14 | Athelstan went across and stared down at Allingham 's body . |
| 15 | Athelstan went over to the window and stared down at the chess table . |
| 16 | Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board . |
| 17 | After a minute or so , when she felt stronger , she opened out the paper and stared down at the message printed there . |
| 18 | Desperately , she tried to break away , and he lifted his head , and stared down at her , his breathing thick and laboured . |
| 19 | A cry choked in her throat , and after an eternity he lifted his head , and stared down at her , his breath coming in harsh , roughened bursts . |
| 20 | Releasing her wrist briefly , he tugged apart the edges of her robe and stared down at her nakedness . |
| 21 | He stood and stared down at her . |
| 22 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 23 | Byron laughed and stared down at his boots . |
| 24 | Robyn let out a screech of frustration and stared down at her clothes . |
| 25 | Wyn-rajathuk rubbed ash between his palms and stared down at the smear of grey lines . |
| 26 | We then removed the funeral cloths , lifted the gauze veils and stared down at the royal corpse . |
| 27 | Ruth trailed her fingers in the icy water and stared down at the weird rock formations below the surface of the crystal-clear water . |