Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] [verb] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Cheap electricity 's the answer to the first — sod the cost to the environment so long as it keeps down the cost to the consumer . |
| 2 | Melissa smiled fondly as she put down the phone . |
| 3 | So as one goes down the stratigraphical column , if one leaves behind the spectacles of the specialist and looks about one with the wondering eyes of a child , one never ceases to be amazed at the diversity and yet the uniformity of it all . |
| 4 | He did not look up as she advanced down the long and beautiful room . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't know why you 're laughing , ’ said my mother coldly as she put down the phone ; |
| 6 | The second point is that many people lean forwards as they slap down the opponent 's punch and so you need to remember that there are two fists to worry about here , not one ! |
| 7 | The Duke had cause for worry , yet as he strolled down the rue Royale he was forced to put a brave face on the desperate odds lest his enemies took courage from his despair.The Duke could also cling to one strong hope , namely that his scratch army would not fight Napoleon alone , but alongside Prince Blücher 's Prussians . |
| 8 | The yacht pitched forward as they slid down the bow wave . |