Example sentences of "[noun] down and [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cab came from a Massey-Ferguson 1200 and cost £600 , and a solid steel radiator surround from the same model was turned upside down and fitted to the new tractor . |
| 2 | You must then perform a small conjuring trick — holding all the layers of the picture firmly together , turn the frame and picture upside down and place on the table , then fix on the hardboard back . |
| 3 | Poor little Willie was fairly screaming the place down and banging on the barred window that separated him so carefully from the world . |
| 4 | Adam put the phone down and went to the front door . |
| 5 | Folly put the phone down and sat on the bed , looking round the poky little hotel room that was all she could afford while she searched for more permanent accommodation . |
| 6 | Kelly put the phone down and skipped around the room . |
| 7 | ‘ When it comes to business I think it is important to get your head down and deal with the accountants and lawyers , ’ she says . |
| 8 | She 's like , she 's like tearing the wall down and collapsing on the floor with hysterics . |
| 9 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |
| 10 | He laid the pistol down and crossed to the drinks cabinet , pouring glasses of whisky for himself and for Carol . |
| 11 | made one quick phone call , then took the lift down and walked across the road from New Scotland Yard to the little café which was , as usual , full of workmen engaged in rebuilding the offices in the area . |
| 12 | ‘ He 'd be irradiated if he 'd turned the bribe down and gone to the freight car . ’ |
| 13 | Resignedly he put his quill down and went to the bedroom . |
| 14 | She placed the receiver down and reached to the table top , picking up the silenced gun and holding it gently in both hands . |
| 15 | When at last she put the receiver down and went into the kitchen she found that Edward had unpacked the shopping . |
| 16 | With a smile he put the rifle down and reached for the next in the stack at his side . |
| 17 | He lunched at a pub on the way down and arrived at the Incident Room shortly before two . |
| 18 | A sudden sharp ring at the doorbell made Shelley 's decision for her , as they sprang apart , and she smoothed her uniform down and went to the reception desk to see who wanted her . |