Example sentences of "[verb] down [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pictured the man stamping down through his pub , irate and duty-bound . |
| 2 | For a moment , it could have been a second only , he sat rigidly gazing down at his clasped hands . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't expect them to have guns , ’ said Kellerman , gazing down at his stricken , companion . |
| 4 | She levered herself up on an elbow , gazing down at his handsome , tanned face . |
| 5 | Gazing down at his wife as she glared up at him , tossing back her blonde hair in an imperious gesture , Ross was suddenly reminded of a proud , possessive lioness guarding her cubs . |
| 6 | Gazing down from his plinth in Lichfield , you could almost hear Dr Johnson muttering : ‘ Socialism , Sir , is a cow , which will yield such people no more milk — and so they are gone to milk the bull ’ . |
| 7 | He kept writing while holding a job as store 's manager at Ampleforth and still finds time to sit down at his word processor . |
| 8 | After a long pause , Roman turned away from her , and went to sit down behind his desk . |
| 9 | Mr Foggerty , feeling that a good opportunity had just escaped him , got down on his knees and started his lesson . |
| 10 | She said : ‘ One of the Sherpas came in , got down on his knees and said a little prayer over me . |
| 11 | He got down on his knees behind the drawer and I heard tape rip . |
| 12 | He 'd been right when he told Alison that he was n't overlooked , because he could only see a narrow slice of his lounge from here ; but when he got down on his hands and knees and peered through the wrought ironwork the angle improved and he could see almost half of the room . |
| 13 | He got down on his knees again , feet supported on the joist behind ; his knees gave sharp twinges of pain , taking almost all his weight . |
| 14 | So he got down on his knees , too , and rested his elbows on Bill Brice 's coffee-table , and closed his eyes completely . |
| 15 | There were loads of coins spread about and we know of at least one enterprising youngster who got down on his hands and knees , without the aid of a detector , using his hands to find nearly ten pounds in modern coins and two of the much sought-after tokens . |
| 16 | Just as we were leaving Sir Henry 's room , he gave a cry and got down on his knees by the table . |
| 17 | He got down on his hands and knees and tried to rub out the muddy footprints . |
| 18 | He sort of got down on his back legs . |
| 19 | Kynaston nodded and got down to his familiar routine . |
| 20 | The offworlder Suragai got down off his animal to help her mount , and she thanked him prettily . |
| 21 | Then he got down from his chair and went to stand by Hepzibah . |
| 22 | Roxborough finished his drink and got down from his stool , then collected Pascoe 's beer mug and prepared to dive into the crush at the bar . |
| 23 | ‘ Then one evening this down-to-earth painter from Harrow got down from his ladder to talk to someone at the end of the passage . |
| 24 | So , with her last remaining strength , she pushed it through the bars , and it fluttered down to his feet . ’ |
| 25 | John sits down with his trophy . |
| 26 | ‘ Everything makes sounds , ’ Gaver explains as he sits down at his Macintosh . |
| 27 | He sits down at his desk and opens his diary . |
| 28 | He is a most inspiring chap , obviously one of the Montgomery school , but toned down by his service with the Guards . ’ |
| 29 | She nodded and sipped : he leaned his head forward and she brought the glass to his mouth : he finished it and she let it fall on a bush of discarded clothing as he swooped down with his hand , lifted her dress clear over her waist and then , as she struggled to help him , tugged it over her head . |
| 30 | He also sought to promote the local iron industry , and to continue the development of Whitehaven as a planned town along lines laid down by his father in the 1680s . |