Example sentences of "went down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she went down the stairs , collected her satchel and left the house by Phoebe 's front door . |
| 2 | Must was the word and Erika left the music room , Frau Fegel taking her place ; the sound of the music followed Erika as she went down the corridor to the gym . |
| 3 | They went down the steps and walked slowly around the garden . |
| 4 | McLeish thanked him gravely , feeling , as he often did with the Wilsons , that he was being enveloped in a large feather eiderdown , and , made restless by the call , went down the corridor to where he knew Catherine Crane was also in , getting her office in order . |
| 5 | He went down the airless corridor to his Boss 's office , said hello to the secretary , and walked into the large oak-panelled room which was as big as the lobby of many a sizeable hotel . |
| 6 | She went down the concrete steps . |
| 7 | I prepared myself for immersion , with my new book of instructions at hand , and then went down the steps of the mikva into the water , with my mother and friend and the attendant watching me . |
| 8 | We handed the horses back to their respective lads and went down the hill again with Tremayne and found Doone waiting for us , sitting in his car . |
| 9 | Anne cautiously went down the stairs . |
| 10 | They went down the lino-covered corridor and knocked on the door . |
| 11 | He brushed his brown wavy hair , put on a top-hat , and went down the stairs to the street . |
| 12 | As they went down the steps , Sigarup 's face contorted at the sudden jarring movements . |
| 13 | She dressed while they waited , then they went down the greasy stairs into the street . |
| 14 | Doing their best for the glory of Canada , the whole field of eleven swept round the bend and went down the far side as if welded together , and it still seemed when they turned for home that that was how they might finish , in a knot . |
| 15 | I hired a karaoke machine , went down the pub and gave 'em a few numbers ; ‘ Girl From Ipanema ’ , ‘ I Write The Songs ’ . |
| 16 | Two cars went down the street on the opposite side ; on Quinn 's side a motor-cyclist was approaching . |
| 17 | When Rachel was asked to spell ‘ ba-na-na ’ Margaret took over and said , ‘ It 's all right Rachel , she means ‘ baa-naa-naa ’ ! '' Then the nice teacher taught you a little rhyme in American and English — ‘ The little calf ( căf ) went down the path ( păth ) in a minute and a half ( hăf ) to take a bath ( băth ) . ’ |
| 18 | The driver was the first to recover his scattered wits and went down the steps to comfort Marsh who was leaning against the tender side , shaking uncontrollably , his face ashen . |
| 19 | The signalman went down the steps to search for signs of the visitor but there was no one about . |
| 20 | Went down the pub first for a drink . ’ |
| 21 | I went down the stairs and out to the terrace . |
| 22 | Martin put his arm around Joe 's shoulders and together they went down the stairs . |
| 23 | Their wives and children joined them on Saturday night and on Sunday they ate together before the visitors went down the mountain in a long procession . |
| 24 | I went down the back stairs , meaning to use the back door . |
| 25 | He went down the stairs like a flying shadow , and rushed through the passage . |
| 26 | He went down the corridor that led off the central area . |
| 27 | He went down the road to the junction to look for a taxi . |
| 28 | She yawned , went down the stairs and opened the front door . |
| 29 | Geoffrey went down the stairs . |
| 30 | They worked in the same office , they ate their lunch together , they went down the Lane on Sundays and the Roman Road on Fridays . |