Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] down [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slice fungi and fry down with the butter and onions until all the liquid has evaporated . |
| 2 | ‘ We should get six top international players and a number of international referees and sit down with the law-makers so that all points of view are aired . ’ |
| 3 | He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand . |
| 4 | He managed to murmur Mayli 's name , then closed his eyes and slid down to the floor . |
| 5 | He rubbed his eyes and peered down from the top bunk . |
| 6 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 7 | One day they 'll make a big killing , quit the rackets and settle down to a respectable life in a new town . |
| 8 | He 'd expected it and just shrugged his shoulders and sat down on the stool . |
| 9 | The shallow burial phase was dominated by pore waters that were derived from surface environments and percolated down through the buried sediments ( Fig. 6 ) . |
| 10 | At the well they left their books and went down to the shore . |
| 11 | Elisabeth was hot ; she took off her raincoat , set down the knapsack containing her lunch and some books and sat down on the bench opposite a thicket of hazel , through which a path had been cut . |
| 12 | The priest rested his elbows on his knees and looked down at the floor . |
| 13 | Bodie went up the steps and stared down at the girl , who looked up at him pathetically . |
| 14 | Cancel the wedding or the holiday , sell the theatre/football/movie tickets , put the dog in kennels and get down to the Wembley Exhibition Centre … sharpish ! |
| 15 | He was sick of the sound of keys and worn down by the slicing pain . |
| 16 | Oliver sighed deeply , stuffed his treasure back into his pockets and sat down on the grass to watch . |
| 17 | Jessica got to her knees , holding herself and snorting , then staggered to her feet and ran down to the water . |
| 18 | The lassitude still on her , she came slowly to her feet and looked down at the boy , who stood up , shifting uneasily . |
| 19 | Fulke shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor . |
| 20 | He dived behind a storage tank , covering as Forster dropped lightly to his feet and ducked down beside a bench . |
| 21 | Design by Dr Ibrahim Alkhattat , the workshop will be built from small diameter larch poles contained in steel shoes and held down with a tension wire . |
| 22 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 23 | However , at the end of 1981 a new superintendent instituted changes which included moving a number of the area 's community police-officers to other duties and clamping down on the activities by local youths which had previously been tolerated . |
| 24 | As Vimla pirouetted , pulling her sari over her head in a parody of the Dance of the Seven Veils , Chaman Guru put down the cymbals and got down to the serious business of collecting money . |
| 25 | Regrettably , even today , there are a number of health service insiders who feel that they are an exception to these general rules and look down on the ways of industry with the patronizing assurance of those who know that ‘ we are different ’ . |
| 26 | He picked up one of the ashtrays and sat down in an armchair , crossing his legs and balancing it on his knee . |
| 27 | They gathered their possessions and moved down to the cold , deserted taproom . |
| 28 | She made herself some tea , hunted for headache tablets and slumped down into a chair . |
| 29 | The Nfis looped off in gorges beyond and a path led us along , in swooping fashion , over the spurs and flanking down beside the clean , clear waters . |
| 30 | I put both hands on the rails and vaulted down to the accommodation deck . |