Example sentences of "[conj] stare down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whores sat on balconies , drinking and staring down into the street . |
| 2 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 3 | They wandered down a small incline where they stopped on a bridge and stared down into the browny green water . |
| 4 | Hands thrust inside his jacket pockets , Kuhlmann went over to the window and stared down into the courtyard again . |
| 5 | She rose from the bed where she had spread out the rosettes , strode to the window and stared down into the garden . |
| 6 | Donna felt a twinge of sadness and stared down into the depths of her cup , picking up the spoon and stirring unnecessarily , watching the dark liquid drip from the plastic utensil . |
| 7 | Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief . |
| 8 | They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace . |
| 9 | Gladys Brown clenched her hands and stared down at the bony knuckles . |
| 10 | Bodie went up the steps and stared down at the girl , who looked up at him pathetically . |
| 11 | When Coleby had gone , Peter leaned against the wall and stared down at the worn linoleum . |
| 12 | She collapsed on to the window-seat and stared down at the spectacular landscape spread out below . |
| 13 | He stopped and stared down at the floor . |
| 14 | Athelstan went over to the window and stared down at the chess table . |
| 15 | Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board . |
| 16 | After a minute or so , when she felt stronger , she opened out the paper and stared down at the message printed there . |
| 17 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 18 | Wyn-rajathuk rubbed ash between his palms and stared down at the smear of grey lines . |
| 19 | We then removed the funeral cloths , lifted the gauze veils and stared down at the royal corpse . |
| 20 | Ruth trailed her fingers in the icy water and stared down at the weird rock formations below the surface of the crystal-clear water . |
| 21 | Julia went to stand beside him on the minute balcony and stared down across the valley . |