Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man looked at Clinton indifferently and peered down into the vat . |
| 2 | After Janice had gone Shiona went back inside and sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of strong black coffee . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah , yes , ’ Farouk cut in and glanced down at the notepad in front of him . |
| 4 | Well We came in one morning , the electrician and I , about five instead of seven , because we 'd done and er we used to nip in and kip down with the horses for ten minutes which was forbidden , to sleep in the colliery . |
| 5 | A man came in and sat down in the seat opposite him . |
| 6 | They went in and sat down by the fire . |
| 7 | Their leader had quiet words with the cardinal , who smiled , clapped his hands , and a green baize-covered table and two chairs were brought in and set down in the middle of the hall . |
| 8 | He had his back to me , so I just sneaked in and hid down by the side of the dresser . |
| 9 | Have everything brought in and taken down to the cellar . |
| 10 | I only know that it was remarkable that he could react so swiftly and swoop down round the rabbit 's ears . |
| 11 | By half distance in the nine lap race , the handicap had unravelled and although Albert Shaw ( Kings Moss ) and West Down veteran Eddie Crory held a 40 seconds advantage , the rest of the field was back together and baring down on the leaders . |
| 12 | After a few moments she could stand it no longer , and with an effort she wrenched her gaze away and looked down at the carpet . |
| 13 | He covered his face with his hands , then took them away and looked down at the earth . |
| 14 | Northern prop Roy Powell 's attempt to kick the ball dead miscued , allowing Ropati to dash through and touch down beneath the posts . |
| 15 | Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief . |
| 16 | Julius strolled over and looked down at the quietly flowing water . |
| 17 | The burly bruiser got up , carried his toddy over and sat down opposite the bearded man , who listened to him muttering , then gave him a silver coin . |
| 18 | At another point , he came over and sat down at the table with them . |
| 19 | He got up as Leo walked across the lawn outside and smiled down at the trio in the swing-seat . |
| 20 | Hold rear legs gently backwards and comb down towards the foot . |
| 21 | Lancaster breathed out slowly and looked down at the table when he realised what he had said . |
| 22 | Go along this for about 50 yards , then turn off right and drop down towards the wall and then towards a big double metal gate ahead . |
| 23 | Carefully he swung the grill aside and climbed down into the darkened corridor . |
| 24 | This was because , when her long beautiful legs were high in the air , her yellow garter flew off and fell down to the men below . |
| 25 | Directed by Alston , the screaming ‘ Blitz Buggy ’ turned off and shot down through the narrow side streets of the Arab quarter . |
| 26 | They stopped only to pick up Cheryl , who saw them coming a long way off and ran down to the road to meet them . |
| 27 | Owen and Georgiades went a little way off and squatted down beneath the trees to wait . |
| 28 | He turned the fire off and sat down on the settee , looking at the woman all the while . |
| 29 | " We can go up under Wandsworth Bridge as far as the Fina Oil Depot and then switch off and drift down with the tide . " |
| 30 | I managed to get my seat belt off and ducked down in the seat to get out of range of the gunshots . ’ |