Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | So he came down to the vestibule , where the three doors were , and under the sills of the two great doors light shone , warm and enticing , and the third was behind a musty leather curtain . |
2 | Finally he lay down in the snow and determined to die , for his stamina had failed him and he had not found the Dwarves ; and he did not want to go back to the life of killing he had led . |
3 | Now he looked down at the table top , then sideways at his colleagues and back at Cameron . |
4 | Then he looked down at the enormous cake . |
5 | Ellwood stayed still for a while , letting the priest set up his tackle and make a couple of casts , then he slithered down to the path . |
6 | On the fateful night he ascended the stairs , passed through the barrier and greeted the porter on duty and then he walked down onto the track . |
7 | Then he stared down at the floor , gathering together the threads of the day . |
8 | Then he dropped down into the port hull . |
9 | Then he went down on the floor at Christine 's feet . |
10 | Then he went down on the ground on his hands and knees , like a baby . |
11 | Then he dived down to the pool of water at the front of his cage and splashed it here and there . |
12 | Then he settled down on the rug opposite her with his . |
13 | He began to walk towards the Monument in the glare of the headlights , then he sat down at the stone table and beckoned . |
14 | Then he sat down at the table and started to work again . |
15 | Then he sat down on the ground and quickly removed his shoes and socks . |
16 | Then he sat down on the bed beside her . |
17 | Charlie pressed her on to the pouffe near the fire and then he sat down on the floor beside her . |
18 | Then he sat down on the sofa and looked around him . |
19 | Then he sat down in the saddle again and looked at Burun . |
20 | They fell into step together , and went down onto the path which followed the bank of the stream , Jehan laughed softly , and then he sat down in the middle of the carpet to eat the last of the sweet cakes . |
21 | Then he sat down in the great oak chair by the fire and enjoyed his tea . |
22 | There he sat down with the guards keeping himself warm by the fire . |
23 | Again and again he bore down on the Annamese woman and as his movements quickened he kept his gaze fixed challengingly on Flavia Sherman 's face . |
24 | Hastily he bit down on the bar switch . |