Example sentences of "as he [verb] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So this is how it 's going to be , thinks Howard , as he rides down in the lift again . |
| 2 | He must tie one end of the string to the opening of the cave and then let the ball unwind as he went down into the labyrinth . |
| 3 | We then hit him over the head with the punt-pole and paddled off out of range of his piteously outstretched hands , cackling demonically as he went down for the third time . |
| 4 | Lewis asked himself this question as he went down in the lift and crossed the arrivals hall of Terminal Two to await the exodus from Customs . |
| 5 | Then at the appropriate moment , he unfurled a battered black umbrella , shielding his camera as he came down from the car . |
| 6 | It sounded like a question , but he had no intention of waiting for her answer , as he dropped down on the bed beside her , lacing his fingers through her lustrous brunette tresses , controlling the movement of her head so she could not escape the seductive power of his mouth as he took her unwilling lips with practised artistry . |
| 7 | The last Jess saw of him was his gaunt back with the coat skirts swinging as he disappeared down towards the quay . |
| 8 | Howard ca n't help laughing to himself as he goes down in the lift . |
| 9 | The pilot flipped up the door , and Duroc bent to avoid the still slowly circling blades as he stepped down onto the tarmac . |
| 10 | ‘ I feel sorry for that woman , ’ thought the bachelor as he stepped down from the train at the next station . |
| 11 | ‘ Welcome to Broadstairs , ’ announced Sir Thomas expansively as he stepped down from the railway carriage , flicking a practised hand towards a porter . |
| 12 | There 'll be nobody in at this hour ! ’ he repeated loudly , to the men behind as he got down from the jeep . |
| 13 | As he looked down at the body he used to love , he thanked God for letting him arrive in time . |
| 14 | ‘ They tell me betting-shops are littered with torn-up betting-slips , ’ said Morse , as he looked down at the two pink slips that Ashenden had handed to him . |
| 15 | No wonder Uncle Mick grinned as he looked down on the nearly-elegant sitting-room . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He was beheaded by local peasants as he lay down on the hill to sleep after a large meal of local sheep . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Jack , but as she turned to him she saw his face suddenly turn pale as he stared down at the factory . |
| 19 | Chen pulled up sharply , almost thudding into Karr who stood there , his hands clenched at his sides , his great chest rising and falling heavily as he stared down at the three prone gangsters . |
| 20 | Benjamin 's hand went to his wallet and he gasped as he stared down at the beggar . |
| 21 | ‘ Strange , ’ Maltote interrupted , his face drawn and white as he stared down at the gory , blood-spattered wound . |
| 22 | Peter watched him as he walked down to the lych gate . |
| 23 | As he glanced down at the menu in his hand , the one with the pictures drawn down the side , she could have sworn he was trying very hard not to smile . |
| 24 | But even then , when she was standing upright beside him , he made no attempt to release her hand and Rachel was only too aware of his appraising glance as he glanced down at the wet jade swimsuit tightly moulded to her slight , almost boyish figure before abruptly she snatched her hand away and walked quickly to the changing-rooms . |
| 25 | Other miscellaneous missiles rained in on him as he clambered down from the improvised platform with the help of his small band of left-wing brothers . |
| 26 | Ashley enquired , as he peered down at the instrument panel . |
| 27 | ‘ I did n't know you were home , ’ said Terry , as he sat down on the adjacent bed . |
| 28 | She perched herself uncomfortably on the only chair in the room as he sat down on the bed . |
| 29 | Dr Neil swallowed again as he sat down on the bed , not too near , not too far away . |
| 30 | ‘ Yes — yes , of course , ’ she murmured , taking a quick , nervous sip of coffee as he sat down on the bed beside her . |