Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv] down [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mother was already clambering laboriously down from the seat beside the driver , displaying a lumpy mass of grey woollen stocking and woollen knickers in the process . |
| 2 | We 'll just walk quietly down behind the tree cover and bag two of those beauties . |
| 3 | Benjamin and I just stared speechlessly down at the abbey , then up at the great Tor . |
| 4 | There was nothing more he could say : all that remained was to turn from her , pick up his bundle of clothes and hurry to catch up his father and Mr Bryant , who were already striding away down to the harbour . |
| 5 | In my day we had long skirts , near came right down to the ground . ’ |
| 6 | Simon has now cut right down on the amount of time he spend playing and has also undergone treatment from his doctor . |
| 7 | Jessie had come out of No. 3 and now sat stiffly down on the step beside him . |
| 8 | This letter simply must go tonight , and I ca n't go right down to the G.P.O. or I shall be late for my appointment . ’ |
| 9 | Extra hardcore is then rammed well down into the hole and the concrete replaced , using a mix of one part cement to two sand and three of 20mm gravel . |
| 10 | Julia stayed the rest of the day in bed , got up and bathed at six , dressed carefully in a green shirt and black jeans , and then walked slowly down to the town . |
| 11 | I tugged my boots to running tension after checking my socks were straight and unruffled , then jogged slowly down to the line of hard sand between the seaweed tidelines . |
| 12 | Mr Hellyer gave him every assistance and afterwards went thankfully down to the pub for a few beers . |