Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he had gone , Jessamy wandered into the small bedroom and sat down on the bed , because her legs felt as if they just would n't hold her up any longer . |
| 2 | LOOSE ALICE , also known affectionately as Slack , shot out of the trap in a blur of speed and bore down on the man who was running in front of her squeezing a squeaky toy . |
| 3 | Then Handlebar 's cock suddenly jumped into the air , flew the distance that separated it from its rival and came down on the darker bird with its neck arched and talons open . |
| 4 | Magee leapt into the driver 's seat and pressed down on the accelerator , heading away from the scene of carnage , his own brow furrowed . |
| 5 | His hand moved from her neck and wandered down to the soft fullness of her body . |
| 6 | He limped to the side of the roof and looked down into the yard . |
| 7 | I rose from the table , went into the cell and flopped down on the hard wooden bed and was asleep almost immediately . |
| 8 | The dark-haired vibrancer moved back to the couch and sat down on the floor again . |
| 9 | Consultants say most children with cancer have a good chance of recovery , but this new service , costing £750,000 a year , aims to improve treatment and research and cut down on the time spent on the ward . |
| 10 | Boz left the stable without another word as Seb flung aside his pitchfork and climbed down from the loft to hurry to the farmhouse . |
| 11 | A controversial try on the hour from Saints winger Anthony Sullivan , who raced on to O'Donnell 's drop goal attempt and touched down beneath the posts , turned the game . |
| 12 | Charles shuffled through his pockets for a two p piece and went down to the phone . |
| 13 | He went to where he 'd seen him by the fence and looked down towards the woodpile . |
| 14 | Phyllis stood by the fence and looked down to the lines at the bottom . |
| 15 | The Headless Horseman appears on the carriage and swoops down on the adventurers . |
| 16 | Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and press down with the back of a metal spoon . |
| 17 | Look , take this sovereign and go down to the station . |
| 18 | Charles raised his head above the line of the rock and looked down towards the hut . |
| 19 | Balberith tore a section of reinforced steel roof from the military vehicle and glared down through the hole . |
| 20 | His voice trailed off and Ruth looked sharply at him as he lowered his gaze and looked down at the paperwork in front of him . |
| 21 | He was assigned to what was vaguely described as ‘ guard duty , ’ warned not to talk about his work and taken down to the basement to start . |
| 22 | Last weekend we booked a 55-seater coach and went down to the youth soccer international at Wembley between England and Italy and had a marvellous time . ’ |
| 23 | She tiptoed across the aisle and sat down beside the motionless figure . |
| 24 | Hands thrust inside his jacket pockets , Kuhlmann went over to the window and stared down into the courtyard again . |
| 25 | She rose from the bed where she had spread out the rosettes , strode to the window and stared down into the garden . |
| 26 | Athelstan went over to the window and stared down at the chess table . |
| 27 | Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board . |
| 28 | He opened his window and hollered down into the courtyard for the scraggy Monkey-boy who had become his slave . |
| 29 | I stood at the window and looked down into the street . |
| 30 | He went to the window and looked down into the street . |