Example sentences of "[noun sg] down [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should have just put my foot down and knocked him over . |
| 2 | Er , and I mean , as was conventional in those days , you educate , your sons went to school and you try and , educated your girls at home , but the , the aunt put her foot down and said she would n't do it . |
| 3 | After a year or two of keeping house for Hugh , she put her foot down and said it was ridiculous not to use her money . |
| 4 | Muttering very unscientific speculations in a number of alien languages about the car 's origins and usefulness , the Doctor kept his foot down and did his best to avoid the holes in the road . |
| 5 | Quiss bellowed ; he turned the attendant upside down and plonked its head into the bucket it had been carrying . |
| 6 | ‘ I was raised on a farm , ’ she said , and she took the duck from Angelica and efficiently flipped it upside down and twisted its neck . |
| 7 | She turned the piece of paper upside down and shook her head . |
| 8 | Broken apart by force , the lid splintered , the box shed a handful of stones and a drift of dead leaves as he turned it upside down and shook it ruefully . |
| 9 | Cos one day we found him and he was choking to death practically and erm er Tam , Linda 's husband turned him upside down and smacked his back , he 'd eaten a one pound coin . |
| 10 | He turned the bag upside down and dumped everything onto the floor , and then he did the same for the drawers and for the wardrobe . |
| 11 | He put the axe down and wiped his hands on his trousers , eyeing me . |
| 12 | Then he put the telephone down and rejoined her in the shop , frowning solemnly . |
| 13 | ‘ They were n't stopping , so I just took the mood down and told them I never knew any of them back in the days of groups like Dynamic 3 . |
| 14 | She wound the window down and watched her own reflection disappear . |
| 15 | I did n't think it necessary to comment about that in my reply to that , in fact I have , I was speaking with er Mr when I saw this question down and reported it to him that his name was being used in such a way erm . |
| 16 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 17 | She put the lanthorn down and made herself quietly continue to ease the sticky shirt from his body . |
| 18 | He slammed the phone down and allowed himself a small smile . |
| 19 | He pulled the boot down and slammed it . |
| 20 | He put his drink down and turned her to face him , his eyes intent on her face . |
| 21 | Suddenly he pulled her head down and kissed her on the lips . |
| 22 | Steve had gone back to school , where he kept his head down and avoided his enemies ; he felt as if the whole school was his enemy . |
| 23 | To complete the analogy , it 's as if the RFU is a lumbering forward giving a hospital pass that leaves Best no room to sidestep , no alternative but to put his head down and put his trust in the tried and tested battering ram technique . |
| 24 | She put her head down and quickened her pace . |
| 25 | Shelley sipped her coffee , then put the mug down and swung her legs on to the cool tiled floor . |
| 26 | He took it in the pub and he got three quarts of beer ; and he had to lay a penny down and bought me a bottle of pop . |
| 27 | He took one habit down and slipped it on over his street clothes . |
| 28 | He put his toothbrush down and rinsed his mouth out . |
| 29 | My mother sat my daughter down and said something like , ‘ Look , I know your mother 's up to something , she 's sick , she needs help , we 've got to help her . |
| 30 | Andrew set his cup down and unravelled his long legs . |