Example sentences of "down beside [pers pn] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , hoping to expedite matters , he squatted down beside them and gave them a hand . |
| 2 | They also lay down beside him and pressed their bodies against his to heat him . |
| 3 | I let him cry for a bit and then went over to him and squatted down beside him and put my hand over his shoulders . |
| 4 | Philip pulled Lee down beside him and put his hand over his mouth . |
| 5 | Without waiting to be invited he sat down beside her and crossed his legs , the trousers riding up almost to his calf . |
| 6 | Then he undressed and lay down beside her and took her in his arms . |
| 7 | He let himself down beside her and took her in his arms , and Leonora yielded to him without a qualm . |
| 8 | There was , perhaps , relief , almost elation , in her eyes as he sat down beside her and took her hand . |
| 9 | The Archdeacon came and sat down beside her and took her hand . |
| 10 | He crouched down beside her and put his hand lightly on her shoulder . |
| 11 | There was a caress in his tone that she had n't heard since Boxing Day , and then he sat down beside her and pulled her across so that she was cradled against him instead of against the cool white pillows . |