Example sentences of "[prep] they [verb] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It marked them off from other men and made it difficult for them to settle down to the dull conformity of civilian existence after the war . |
| 2 | Walking with his gauche , bouncy tread , his shoulders hunched , Nicola 's husband led Blanche and Dexter down the steps into the kitchen and gestured for them to sit down round the kitchen table . |
| 3 | How parents can spend all that money for them to run down on the chest paddling with their hands on the dirty pavement ! |
| 4 | Well anyway , it reaches night and the three of them go down into the attic . |
| 5 | I spent a little while there and enjoyed a helicopter trip for the very first time , although not without considerable trepidation having once or twice seen pictures of them whizzing down to the ground in pieces . |
| 6 | Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink . |
| 7 | They were beings like Miach , a crowd of them walking down to the shore from the forest . |
| 8 | Maisie pushed Robert towards the stairs , and the two of them moved down towards the crowded entrance hall . |
| 9 | They say they are looking forward to seeing him soon , and that he will be safely with them to sit down at the table and enjoy the feast of the next Thanksgiving dinner . |