Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Galliéni , who was senior to Joffre , had been offered the supreme command , a post he turned down on the grounds that all his experience had been as a colonial soldier and administrator . |
| 2 | Pressing himself against the wall he looked down at the body . |
| 3 | In the dying firelight he looked down on the sleeping face of Joe the Fish . |
| 4 | Me father was a miner he worked down in the Town , |
| 5 | With his hands still covered in paint he lay down on the chilly sheets and waited for sleep to take his confusions away . |
| 6 | Leaning out over the rail he stared down into the moon pool . |
| 7 | Something was not quite right , so without hesitation he dropped down onto the deck . |
| 8 | Jack hit a few shots and when the headmaster had disappeared around the corner he strolled down to the green and dropped three or four balls into the hole ‘ just to make sure ’ . |
| 9 | This growth he put down to the general improvement in bookshop presentation and the wider availability of books in non-traditional outlets . |
| 10 | By the time he stepped down from the taxi , Carey had been fired . |
| 11 | At lunch time he went down to the pub , hoping to meet Ted . |
| 12 | After dinner he sat down beside the fire and drank his tea . |