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

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1 He looked down on the pretty garden and saw the two of them snoring there , their front claws tucked neatly under their chins which rested on silk cushions and their tails dipped tidily into the pond whose waters did not stir enough to move their dreams to wildness .
2 No wonder Uncle Mick grinned as he looked down on the nearly-elegant sitting-room .
3 He looked down on the bent head , but there was no response from Millie .
4 In the dying firelight he looked down on the sleeping face of Joe the Fish .
5 A sense of gloom blanketed his thought as he looked down to the dark water and heard the hiss of it rushing over the invisible weir ahead of him .
6 He looked down to the gallery where the Santerres now stood outside the hall door .
7 ‘ Moje milá , ’ he gently breathed , and , pulling a little away from her , he looked down to the naked swollen pink-tipped breasts he had uncovered .
8 Reginald remained in the middle of the room staring at the closed door for a moment ; then , his head making small jerks , he turned towards the fire and , leaning his elbow along the mantelshelf , he looked down into the dying embers .
9 He looked down into the water , conscious of her image there in front of him .
10 He looked down into the fire , his lashes low on his cheeks .
11 He looked down into the room below .
12 Now he looked down at the table top , then sideways at his colleagues and back at Cameron .
13 He looked down at the scatter of handwritten pages spread all over the table , and tensed his body as though anticipating a blow .
14 He looked down at the men lying there , unconscious , breathing shallowly ; and Luch jerked to wakefulness and tensed as his hand moved to his dirk …
15 He looked down at the girl and was moved .
16 The next morning , at breakfast , he looked down at the little girl sitting in her baby chair .
17 Except — ’ He looked down at the trenches of scattered earth .
18 Then the thought eddied away again out of the grasp of his mind ; he looked down at the subservient curve of the boy 's back , found his rhythm again , pumped , and came .
19 Tiptoeing over to the crib , he looked down at the red wrinkled face of the sleeping child .
20 He looked down at the copious notes in front of him and cleared his throat again .
21 He looked down at the drenched figures of the boy and dog .
22 He looked down at the book , clenched his hands and held .
23 He looked down at the woman .
24 He looked down at the floor .
25 He looked down at the gun , which must be feeling pretty heavy .
26 Then he looked down at the enormous cake .
27 He looked down at the book again .
28 He looked down at the yawning drop below .
29 Pressing himself against the wall he looked down at the body .
30 he looked down at the two hands locked onto his arm and then at the small man hurrying on ahead , and realized that he still had his chaperons , and once again they were not of his own choosing …
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