Example sentences of "[pron] ran down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ran down the pavement to get as far away from the hotel as I could , then I sat down in a doorway and continued crying . |
| 2 | If anything the sound seemed to become louder as I ran down the deck . |
| 3 | I ran down the next flight of stairs and knocked on Mavis 's door . |
| 4 | The swallows flitted round Marie as she ran down the bank . |
| 5 | Then she ran down the post to the ground below . |
| 6 | She had to blink back her tears before she opened the front door , and then she ran down the short tiled path , and , throwing back her shoulders and digging her hands into her pockets , strode down to the parade . |
| 7 | For just a few seconds she stood petrified ; then , taking a deep , shuddering breath , she ran down the entry and into Lyra Street . |
| 8 | Guiltily she ran down the bouncing shallow steps , jarring them as hard as she could to off-balance the last man on his feet . |
| 9 | In the dark , panic-stricken by what she 'd done , she ran down the wrong passage , towards the sea instead of towards the land , slipped and fell to her death on the rocks below . ’ |
| 10 | Leaving this area of the house behind her , she ran down the passage as far as the open pantry door . |
| 11 | She ran down the dune , calling , ‘ Okay , I 'm coming . ’ |
| 12 | She ran down the garden and out on to the tow-path . |
| 13 | She ran down the gangplank and watched as the dog heaved himself up the bank , dragging his burden . |
| 14 | She ran down the first flight of stairs , and then turned and dragged herself back to the flat . |
| 15 | As she ran down the driveway of the semi-detached house , a shot was fired from an upstairs front bedroom and she fell to the ground . |
| 16 | Normally a solemn and serious part of the Catholic liturgy of the Mass , on this occasion its solemnity and seriousness were somewhat dented by the sudden arrival of a very pretty little girl of about four or five , who ran down the centre aisle towards the priest , her pig-tails flying , calling , ‘ Zio Padee ! |
| 17 | When she come round the middle girl she brought a friend with her and Ashley was with us so we ran down the dyke |
| 18 | The commandos blew in its steel door , and , leaving Chamberlain , who could hardly help himself along , to guard it , they ran down the long stairway to the pumps 40 feet below . |
| 19 | More effective was the rush by two of the protection squad firing their tommies as they ran down the ship 's steep gangplank . |
| 20 | He ran down the bank , Lee following him . |
| 21 | ‘ Silly cow , ’ he breathed , as he ran down the bank into the yard , ‘ she 'll probably go cold on me while I 'm buggering about over here . ’ |
| 22 | He ran down the first alleyway he came to , across the next street , over gardens and waste ground , and finally slowed to a stop , listening to the still night . |
| 23 | Then , remembering it was five minutes past tot time , he ran down the ladder to the well deck , and away to the spare-crew mess . |
| 24 | He ran down the field and over the brook to the cattle-wade . |
| 25 | He ran down the slope and over the brook . |
| 26 | He ran down the room , jinking around the desks . |
| 27 | Then he ran down the wooden stair , through the house , out to the lower lawn . |