Example sentences of "as they [verb] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stripped in silence and he took her hand as they walked down to the water 's edge . |
| 2 | Mrs Goreng walked right into the German 's trap — he 'd wanted to pay her back — when he 'd asked her as they walked down to the edge of the beach for a post-picnic swim , ‘ And are the people religious ? ’ |
| 3 | At that moment ‘ a white light shone forth like a sword ’ from Gandalf , as many people see ‘ the light that shone ’ round Éowyn and Faramir as they come down to the Houses of Healing . |
| 4 | As long as they come down in the next twenty minutes ! |
| 5 | They were still laughing as they stepped down into the hold . |
| 6 | And she thought of him relaxed , as he had been on the beach , his incredible body beside hers as they ran down to the sea , his face laughing and his hair untidy … |
| 7 | The man on the rod would be unable to reel in fast enough as they ran down on the Zodiac . |
| 8 | As they went down into the cellar bar they were given a loud hello ! by Mary Mauchline , one of their party . |
| 9 | ‘ A good man , that , ’ he said , guiltily , to Catherine as they went down in the lift . |
| 10 | He was waiting for them with his barge by the first footbridge over the canal as they came down from the moor . |
| 11 | The rain softened the surface and showed the imprint of their short stay as they swooped down to the mirage of what had been their habitat . |
| 12 | The horse pounded surefooted along the tunnels , leaping sudden slides of rubble and adroitly sidestepping huge stones as they thundered down from the straining roof . |
| 13 | ‘ Because one thing 's for certain , Charlie Trumper , ’ she told him as they sat down in the little room at the back of Salmon 's to check the monthly accounts , ‘ you do n't know the first thing about butchery . |
| 14 | After all , there would be plenty of time , as they settled down in the warren , to show these strangers that they were as good as themselves , without risking trouble by putting on airs at the start . |
| 15 | Yanto asked , as they climbed down into the half empty hold of the ‘ Marit ’ . |
| 16 | Kelly looked straight ahead as they cantered down to the start of the gallop . |