Example sentences of "down and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up and down and up again . |
| 2 | Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water , Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after . |
| 3 | Conroy folded his cap into his pocket and started up the stairs , then pressed against the wall as footsteps clattered down and round the turn came Freddy Pepper himself , big ears and horn-rims that were his trademark , in tennis togs above which his ruddy make-up glowed . |
| 4 | Once they had left , I locked myself in , went back to my desk , sat down and buried my head in my hands . |
| 5 | Could you come down and see me in my office , please , Dorothy ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Sit down and try to relax for a minute . ’ |
| 7 | I walked on further down the street and when I spied a suitable coffee shop , I went in , sat down and ordered myself a soothing cuppa . |
| 8 | Sonja was as usual being difficult and her mother was trying to strike an impossible balance between calming her down and getting her to do as she was told . |
| 9 | A common cop-out is to say this is all too difficult so I 'm going to get my head down and forget about it . |
| 10 | I had let them down and was no longer worthy of their friendship . |
| 11 | Come and sit down and tell me what 's been happening . ’ |
| 12 | I sat down and Katrina soon joined me again . |
| 13 | I put the receiver down and rested my head against the back of the kiosk . |
| 14 | The words just wo n't come any more , so I 'm going to put my biro down and go off to the post . |
| 15 | The path flanking the lawn leads first down and then across the garden to help create a feeling of greater space . |
| 16 | The path leads down and around to a brick-paved seating area situated beneath a climber-covered arbour looking back towards the house . |
| 17 | You can successfully use plants in all situations , allowing them to grow down and up the slope and trail over pergolas , trellis and fences . |
| 18 | If you can not be sure of handling the glider safely , turn it out of the wind , hold the wing down and wait for help . |
| 19 | Make sure that you correct the drift before touch down and then be prepared to prevent the swing into wind . |
| 20 | This made them hold the glider down and often caused overspeeding or even overrunning of the cable or parachute . |
| 21 | Remember that it is far better to get down and then to run into obstruction than to stall on to it at flying speed . |
| 22 | The other essential is to land well clear of any obstructions , because a wing can so easily go down and cause a bad swing as you slow down after landing . |
| 23 | Look down and check that you are handling the right lever before moving it to the DOWN position . |
| 24 | Because of his understanding of practice , he is able not only to show how police ideology is maintained , but even propose alternative models by merely writing down and presenting his knowledge . |
| 25 | For their next meeting , the enticing mirage of a global exhibition fuelled by their energy , she slowed down and prepared a seduction dinner . |
| 26 | Make a circuit in which you alternately jump down and leap up . |
| 27 | ( c ) Step forwards , drop down and use a final reverse punch |
| 28 | Drop down and spin around , so your rear foot reaps the opponent 's supporting leg . |
| 29 | He had brought out his lists , four sheets , and had got them half fixed to the door when Allan knocked him aside and tore them down and then spent an hour , with James 's help , going down the names and telling the young men to their faces whether or not they were listed . |
| 30 | He jumped down and began again to dictate . |