Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb past] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 3.00pm we staggered onto the summit after endless moves of II and III and guzzled down the orange juice . |
| 2 | On the first note of the following eight-bar break I took the first step , missed the second and somersaulted down the rest , orchestrated by drum rolls and cymbal crashes as the rest of the band dissolved into discord . |
| 3 | As the girl tilted her face up to her tall mother her hat fell off and , the mother 's fingers clasping the head , the hair came loose and fell down the black coat like a cascade of shining water , as soft-looking as a swathe of new mown grass . |
| 4 | It had reached the lights just as the amber changed to red and turned down the Sandwich road . |
| 5 | Before this razor sharp satire became too cutting and brought down the Government , I decided to ask Neil and John a few questions … |
| 6 | Examples made famous by the exploits of their chiefly owners acquired names of their own and passed down the generations as heirlooms . |
| 7 | But the bank was getting jittery and turned down the firm 's proposal to turn £1m of the debt into a long-term loan repayable over 15 years . |