Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] down [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The massive shoulders and chest tapered down to the lean cowboy hips and long legs . |
| 2 | The baby was now cleaned up and Sarah looked down into the bluest eyes she had ever seen . |
| 3 | Some nights , me and Sarah went down to the ocean with a few flasks |
| 4 | The new station , consisting of the by then classic steel , concrete , and glass concourse with facilities around its outer flanks and with steps and ramps leading down to the platforms below , gave a new twist to the separation of passengers and baggage regarded as an ideal at so many American stations . |
| 5 | You will be taught about hazards both in the classroom and on the wards and should always adhere to procedures and policies laid down for the safety of patients and yourself . |
| 6 | Gloria and Dot went down to the Town Hall once a fortnight to collect Dot 's vitamin ration . |
| 7 | The voice at the other end of the line obliged and Donna pressed down on the cradle to sever the connection before ringing the new number . |
| 8 | She 'd expected a steady upward climb , but suddenly the tunnel dipped and steps went down beside a white race of water . |
| 9 | The foot of the inclined way descends below the level of what may be termed the tail bay which is open at the end so that the dock and carriage run down into the water in order to bring the dock into alignment with the tail bay to allow of the vessel being hauled in or out of the dock . |
| 10 | Sir George drew the curtains , and motioned Roland and Maud to sit down by the fire , in the velvet chairs . |
| 11 | Later in the day , after their shopping expedition , Jessica and Karen drove down to the docks . |
| 12 | The luggage had been collected and Maggie went down to the foyer , ready to leave . |
| 13 | Men from the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders berthed on the ship and on one occasion she had war scars inflicted on her when a bomb fell on Portland Place and debris rained down on the top deck gouging pieces out of the timbers . |
| 14 | Timber was carted up , a tough job for any horse , and ore brought down to the Paddy End Mill in the same manner . |
| 15 | The Doctor , Ian , Susan and Carol travel down to the Sense-Sphere capital , with John , whom the Sensorites have offered to cure , to meet the rulers and to try and negotiate a settlement of their differences . |
| 16 | He had breakfasted lightly on Marmite and toast washed down with a pot of tea . |
| 17 | For bed a roadside ditch in the summer , a barn or hay-loft in the winter was all he sought , while for food and drink a farmer 's wife never begrudged him the plate of bread and potatoes washed down by a mug of tay . |
| 18 | Kiah and Rilla sat down on the expensive green and black chairs and looked at the expensive flowers on the tables . |
| 19 | And Moses came down from the mount bearing the two tablets of stone . |
| 20 | Seton and Ramsay hurried down to the outer walls and bastions above the harbour wharves and quays , where most of the castle cannon had been positioned , ordering the garrison troops to man the guns . |
| 21 | Afterwards the rank and file amble down to the village pub at the end of the drive . |
| 22 | Add to this a language problem , surround the ship with smaller fishing vessels and throw liberal quantities of slimy mackerel underfoot , anchor it in a remote Scottish loch with vicious squalls of wind and rain roaring down from the surrounding hills , try working for days on end with very little sleep in these conditions and you have some idea of our difficulties . |
| 23 | But if you had an imminent on your side you could have had the ache of the wind and rain crying down from the clouds . ’ |
| 24 | Essentially the string galvanometer consisted of a coil of copper wire , connected at either end to two electrodes , and string hanging down within the coil to which was attached a small magnetized mirror . |
| 25 | Efficiency will also improve as prices and costs move down under the pressure exerted by more competitive markets . |
| 26 | He found the stews around the riverside as busy as an overturned ant heap in summer as boatmen , sailors and fishermen flocked down to the river bank to watch the ice thaw . |
| 27 | Léonie and Thérèse knelt down on the parquet floor . |
| 28 | Léonie and Thérèse knelt down in the straw . |
| 29 | ‘ So tell me , Ibrahim , what happened when you and Abu went down to the river ? ’ |
| 30 | In his well argued submissions Mr. Wall submitted that the discretion conferred on the court by article 13 ( a ) of the Convention is a discretion to be exercised ( a ) within the context of the purpose and principles laid down by the Convention and ( b ) by applying the criteria contained within the Convention itself , and that it is accordingly not a discretion to exercise the inherent jurisdiction of the court in wardship or under the Children Act 1989 so as to act in what the court perceives to be the best interests of the child . |