Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] down [art] first [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I walked down the first fairway in a relaxed and peaceful mood , despite my early departure from my bed . |
2 | She ran down the first flight of stairs , and then turned and dragged herself back to the flat . |
3 | Lisa dived in hungrily , spreading butter and honey on a croissant , and reflecting as she washed down the first bite with coffee that it was even more delicious than it looked . |
4 | She dived down the first alleyway , until she came to the window beside the white door with the red strip on the step . |
5 | They walked down the first flight of stairs in silence . |
6 | He turned down the first street he came to , turned left , right , left again , he walked down a hill , along an alley , through a deserted square , but still he could n't find one anywhere . |
7 | This regime , however , did not always guarantee a satisfactory result , as in the case of the tower he added to Wroxton church , Oxfordshire ( 1747–8 ) , the top stage of which rapidly collapsed — as Walpole pointedly reported : ‘ Mr Miller … unluckily once in his life happened to think rather of beauty than of the water-tables , and so it fell down the first winter ’ — but that does not seem to have affected his popularity . |
8 | 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 . |