Example sentences of "[noun] when he [verb] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fought with the Eighth Army and was mentioned in dispatches when he shot down a German plane with a machine-gun he had captured from an Italian plane . |
| 2 | He might have been listening to Moses when he came down from the mountain . |
| 3 | Edward Thomas may not have known that he was also making an ecological point when he pinned down so precisely the atmosphere and feel of these places : |
| 4 | The stab wounds were presented to Owen when he went down to inspect . |
| 5 | Though disagreeing with the line he had taken , I patted him on the back when he sat down . |
| 6 | His penis floated , moved in the swirling surface water when he lay down , and he fingered it , remembering . |
| 7 | But this would have been to start from the visible , and the whole tabernacle exists as the necessary " wrapping " for the invisible God when he comes down to be with his people . |
| 8 | The usherette assured me that the manager would do something about it but he was busy just then with the projectionist , so she would pass on my complaint when he came down . |
| 9 | Mooney scored the goal of the game when he burst down the left and hit a low shot into the far corner . |
| 10 | Graf von Kageneck claimed III/JG 27 's last victory over the island when he shot down Hurricane N2673 of 261 Squadron , Plt.Off . |
| 11 | SIX years ago Francis Emeruwa launched a promising career when he scrummed down with four Wasps colleagues in the London Division pack against the All Blacks . |
| 12 | Jordi Burillo , who delighted his home-town audience in Barcelona on Thursday by conquering Boris Becker in the Spanish Open , quickly returned to a place on the sidelines when he went down to Horst Skoff later the same day . |
| 13 | And he is known for his after-match tantrums , which include an incident when he kicked down an advertising board . |
| 14 | Lukic had conceded the 80th min penalty when he pulled down Keith Wright after a mistake by Jon Newsome , one of United six second half subs . |
| 15 | As well as championing controversial ‘ fuddy-duddy ’ ideals , Doonican would cause a stir when he strode down London 's fashionable Carnaby Street wearing a navy blue safari suit fastidiously buttoned to the neck — even in hot weather . |
| 16 | As well as championing controversial ‘ fuddy-duddy ’ ideals , Doonican would cause a stir when he strode down London 's fashionable Carnaby Street wearing a navy blue safari suit fastidiously buttoned to the neck — even in hot weather . |
| 17 | Crichton had been Rovers ’ hero , but he suddenly turned villain when he pulled down Hignett as he streaked clear five minutes from time . |
| 18 | But with 15 minutes left Dyer gave the visitors some hope when he chested down a cross and struck a strong shot past Muggleton from close range . |
| 19 | A 14-year-old boy suffered a leg injury when he fell down a ravine at Delves Lane , Consett , yesterday . |