Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the pavement , Jo shook herself free and smoothed down the front of her leather mini-skirt . |
| 2 | Bouncing and bucking down the rough , uneven scrubland of the sloping ground beyond , it finally fetched up hard when it smashed head-on into a rocky outcrop . |
| 3 | ‘ You know , ’ Ash was saying , breathing hard and looking down the stair-well as I opened the door . |
| 4 | Shall be to promote a spirit of brotherhood among the Members , stir up a desire for self improvement , smooth and tone down the angularities so largely the product of isolated effort , encourage and stimulate individual endeavour , and in short do everything possible to assist each Member to make the most of his or her God-given talents . |
| 5 | Jump the gap and make your way down the steps and platforms to another ladder , pick up another crate to your left and climb down the ladder , kill the workman and run right ( out of the building ) , get on the lift and jump into the little room ( this contains a couple of records ) , get the crate and climb up the ladder to kill the last workman , get on the lift to your left and go to the top , jump onto the platform , and the next , and the next , until you reach the furthest one where there 's an extra life . |
| 6 | Luckily , the Devil cares not for checking visitors ' bus passes to see if they 're over-the-hill and struggling down the slope on their Zimmer frames . |
| 7 | Parrott , Merseyside 's sportsman of the year , ran into trouble in only his second visit to the table , cannoning off black and knocking down the red . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | So they fan off the loose and close down the spaces for the fly-half or blind-side winger . |
| 10 | It had reached the lights just as the amber changed to red and turned down the Sandwich road . |
| 11 | Before this razor sharp satire became too cutting and brought down the Government , I decided to ask Neil and John a few questions … |
| 12 | 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 . |