Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which I wrote down on the diary records side . |
| 2 | Tilda appeared with a ball of oozing clay in her arms which she flung down on the table . |
| 3 | By the way — ’ She opened her bag and drew out the incriminating tape , which she put down on the round antique table which stood at the centre of the hall . |
| 4 | It all took just over a bio-day , after which we drifted down from the Valve and touched ground at the spaceport . |
| 5 | At the time of weddings , a group of women and children came across the fields with baskets and scarves full of sweets and rice which they touched down under the holy tree to be blessed , before going back the same way they 'd come . |
| 6 | To steady himself he sank down on the side of the bed . |
| 7 | She was shuddering in distaste when Travis came in carrying an armful of kindling , which he tossed down by the fire . |
| 8 | — This trend to professional academic specialization is confirmed by G. B. Harrison , writing in 1940 on the Review 's first fifteen years : " It will hardly be denied by anyone who looks through the files of the Review that the earlier numbers were more interesting than the later " , which he put down to the " increasing specialization in English , as in all forms of study " . |
| 9 | Carole had said that the style of warden could really make a difference , and I was relieved to see that Aj was far too easy-going to be a slave-driver ; a non-conformist , his regulation chocolate-brown corduroy trousers were bleached white , a phenomenon which he put down to the use of Ariel automatic . |
| 10 | The river was called Rush River , because of the speed with which it roared down from the Blue Mountains , scoring a twisted gorge through the forest . |
| 11 | His only brother , the one who went down in the Arctic , died unmarried . |
| 12 | When he tried to upstage her she sauntered down to the front of the stage and such was her control over the audience now , he had to back off , otherwise it would have been he who looked ridiculous . |
| 13 | What you had down on the previous one was er schools and businesse Schools , businesses and something else , I think , that she 'd collected |
| 14 | This was what they told one another , and what they wrote down in The Book of Nome . |
| 15 | quite what he wrote down at the end |