Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [verb] down [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Battered by the chance collision of several billion molecules , the die flipped onto a point , spun gently and came down a seven . |
| 2 | ‘ So I 've noticed , ’ said Meredith , and he pushed past him impatiently and ran down the grand staircase in search of Bunny . |
| 3 | He taxied in and show down the engine , where upon hit promptly seized-up solid , never to run again . |
| 4 | The other thing is my contribution to the new album is limited , Jake had most of the songs finished before I arrived and all I did was go in and lay down the bass tracks . |
| 5 | Go in and sit down a sec . |
| 6 | Some children broke in and trampled down the surviving patch of ramsons . |
| 7 | She seemed to have got her act together and held down a steady job as a capstan lathe operator in a local tool factory . |
| 8 | ‘ He could have been eaten or run over or trodden on or blown away or fallen down a hole or trapped , ’ said Grimma . |
| 9 | Charlie felt more and more out of control until suddenly Rose stopped , pulled herself away and stared down the front of her dress . |
| 10 | A second explosion , and vast shards of the cliff lazily peeled away and tumbled down the slope . |
| 11 | As Henry turned away and walked down the room Reginald bellowed with laughter ; and when his brother reached the door he shouted , ‘ Happy Christmas ! |
| 12 | Impetus and the driving weight told , and the wedge , only a little misshapen now , crashed through and bore down the few extra yards upon the waiting English . |
| 13 | With a fair wind Viking made short work of the intervening twelve miles , lifting easily and striding down the long seas . |
| 14 | His head had been propped against a rock which had attracted the lightning of a sudden thunderstorm : the bolt had hit the rock straight on and rolled down the rock — so they all swore — to stab him fatally in the neck . |
| 15 | Go down , catch the swing and go up on the lift , go left and collect the shield , go right and up when you reach the right-hand wall , go left and fly up the pipe , go right and fall down the gap , then go left and collect the weight and throw it onto the button to your right , go up on the lift , right , up and left on the lift , fly up past the spikes and collect a weight , fall down and go right under the spikes , throw the weight on the button , go up on the lift , up , go left when you can and fall down to collect the weight . |
| 16 | I turn right and stroll down the pavement . |
| 17 | GERMANY caved in yesterday and shot down the controversial party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the V2 rocket . |
| 18 | On the left the slope broke off and fell down a cliff to the river . " |
| 19 | I knew exactly where to stop it so that I could get off and go down the ladder , sneak a cup of tea or something . |
| 20 | Where the beds are vertical , horizontal or dipping inland , joint blocks can not readily break off and slip down the bedding planes : the result is a tendency for the cliffs to be more nearly vertical . |
| 21 | Well , we did n't have much luck out in the open because the rabbits saw or heard or smelt us coming a mile off and bolted down the nearest hole , even though we were mute and trying to stay down wind ( the wind kept switching direction in little gusts ) . |
| 22 | It just falls all over , all round me like a firework going off and floating down the sky . |
| 23 | At the globetrotting stage described above , the Certificate will open many doors ; but when it 's time to come home and settle down a Diploma is needed . |
| 24 | Their Game Genie gadget allows players to change the rules , speed up or slow down the action . |
| 25 | The S1 and S2 buttons on the GK-2 controller can be used to reassign the footswitches to hold , pitch up or pitch down an octave , control signal modulation or to start or stop the in-built sequencer ( of which more later ) . |
| 26 | She 's half-turned away , hanging up or taking down a dress from a hook . |
| 27 | Without a moment 's delay Aunt Tossie got up and sailed down the long room , the ends of her boa floating out behind her , careless majesty in her gait . |
| 28 | Mad Eric has personalised his scum top by wearing the collar standing up and ironing down the front corners to make it look like a cravat — he now looks like Victorian Dad out of Viz. Berk . |
| 29 | Forsooth , my lord , quoth 1 , your sheep that were wont to be so meek and tame and so small eaters , now , I hear say , be become so great devourers and so wild , that they eat up and swallow down the very men themselves . |
| 30 | I 'd sat on my palliasse writing notes , watching Selma plait her hair , trying to decide when to get up and walk down the inlet far enough to be out of sight in order to go to the loo . |