Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] down the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they were walking down the paved way to the Union building , Reynolds asked , ‘ How 's Michael , these days ? ’ |
| 2 | they were lying down the other day |
| 3 | Looking our of the aircraft window , we were flying down the Red Seat coast , the water aquamarine , coral reefs pale and shimmering beneath the water surface . |
| 4 | Next morning I was driving down the single village street when I saw Mrs Bailes coming out of the shop . |
| 5 | Whoever suggested the grandiose title and subtitle of this book was looking down the wrong end of a microscope . |
| 6 | It was twilight and a brilliant new moon was gliding down the bright end of the sky , followed by a cascade of stars . |
| 7 | He was hurrying down the long room , with some white gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other hand . |
| 8 | Take-off time arrived and the oil temperatures were still somewhat below the criteria , but I opened the throttles and very shortly the tail was up and I was heading down the short runway into a brisk headwind , pointing straight for the little pub outside the camp that had become a second home for us . |
| 9 | Leading figures in the RCM like the Marchioness of Reading , who had been born into a Jewish family , converted to Christianity and had now converted back to Judaism ; Elaine Blond , Sigmund Gestetner and Lola Hahn-Warburg quickly caught on to the message that the best chance of currying public favour was to play down the religious factor . |
| 10 | With Penry in front of her to see she did n't slip , their progress was slow down the steep path towards the strip of land which formed the waist of the figure-of-eight . |
| 11 | There I was strolling down the scrubby end of the Kings Road , mooching along . |
| 12 | At the height of the heatwave , with Hurley in Washington , Coleman finally had to notify the embassy that he was closing down the listening post and moving into the hotel across the street to save the equipment as well as the family from overheating . |
| 13 | Lord Deverill was standing down the far end of the room , staring out of a window across the estate . |
| 14 | Word was passed down the long column to close up , and to be ready to make a dash for the ford . |
| 15 | The privilege of holding a market or fair was extended down the social hierarchy as the Middle Ages progressed , and the royal records are full of references to grants of markets and fairs as the economy developed . |
| 16 | Suddenly , as his hands closed over her breasts , she realised that the black lace jacket of her suit was somehow unbuttoned and he was tugging down the lacy bra cups , whispering hotly against her naked throat , and as his head moved lower and his mouth closed hotly over her erect nipples she twisted beneath him , moaning , clutching his dark head as she felt his teeth graze her with agonising pleasure . |
| 17 | Following on the next step was to wash down the tender tank , cab and boiler before waxing all the paintwork . |
| 18 | He was lowered down the main shaft and once underground tried to make his way to the area in which the missing men had been working or to any passageway in which they could have sought refuge . |
| 19 | Henceforth all traffic was routed down the main line . |