Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were still laughing as they stepped down into the hold . |
| 2 | ‘ Great , great , ’ replied Ben , still laughing as he jumped down and rejoined his comrade in the jeep . |
| 3 | ‘ Ross … ’ she gasped as he lowered her dress , his fingers tracing the pale blue veins in her full breasts , quivering as she glanced down to see his tanned hands moving slowly over her pale , alabaster skin . |
| 4 | She was trembling as she bent down and inserted it carefully into the left-hand drawer of the desk . |
| 5 | Plummer did n't see the joke and glanced irritably at Hitch , waiting until they calmed down . |
| 6 | I 'll have some black coffee waiting when you get down . |
| 7 | Leonora blinked , her hand closing over him involuntarily , and she smiled in triumph as he groaned , his eyes dilating as they stared down into hers . |
| 8 | Dawn was just breaking as she went down to the burn to fetch water . |
| 9 | It 's lying in the same direction as it was flying when it came down — north-east to south-west . |
| 10 | When his illness was at the active stage , he was very particular about keeping his own utensils separate from everyone else 's , and would joke about it , saying as he sat down at the table , ‘ Make way for the leper . ’ |
| 11 | The last Jess saw of him was his gaunt back with the coat skirts swinging as he disappeared down towards the quay . |
| 12 | ‘ If ye hold one end o' the skipping-rope ye 'll be able tae stop me from slipping when I work down towards Dick . |
| 13 | Mahoney felt exhausted , as if he had n't stopped talking since he sat down earlier that evening . |
| 14 | A bird slid past , wings soughing as it planed down towards the water below , darkening now with the beginnings of a breeze . |
| 15 | A BUSINESSMAN 'S van was purring when he drove down the A1 in East Lothian . |
| 16 | One thing 's for certain , it wo n't be far the lack of trying if we go down . ’ |
| 17 | When I went the receptionist was just leaving and she walked down into the town with me . |
| 18 | In spite of the headset that he wore for the flight , his ears were still ringing when he climbed down from the helicopter . |
| 19 | We took a two-hour tour of South London with Eva drinking Guinness and hanging out the window cheering as we passed down the Old Kent Road , stopping beside the famous site of Dr Lal 's surgery and the dance hall of love , where Mum met Dad and fell . |
| 20 | He was pin high to the left of the flag and the crowd was stamping and cheering as we walked down to the green . |
| 21 | Lisa dived in hungrily , spreading butter and honey on a croissant , and reflecting as she washed down the first bite with coffee that it was even more delicious than it looked . |
| 22 | Bill the dog always seems to walk at least twice as far as I do , running ahead for a while and coming back to check that I 'm following before he dives down a hole after rabbits that he never catches . |
| 23 | He turned to face her , his dark eyes burning as he stared down at her . |