Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] down [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After some time he found himself down at the Green , where Emily had not come with him ; and remembered Emily , and decided that he must ask her to become engaged to him before he went , to wait for him ; would she agree ? |
| 2 | As the ethereal strains of Ravel stole through the room , Penry let himself down on the sofa , eyes closed . |
| 3 | He lowered himself down to the bed and her hands frantically flew to his bare chest . |
| 4 | Back in his room , he carefully laid himself down on the bed . |
| 5 | Then he flung himself down on the settee . |
| 6 | He sighed and flung himself down on the chair . |
| 7 | Tavalouze marched forward and gracelessly threw himself down on the cushions . |
| 8 | He threw himself down on the bed with his head on my stomach , groaning , and between the groans saying that he would be a good husband in future , he honestly would , he adored me , he was very ashamed and only hoped I could forgive him . |
| 9 | Suddenly he threw himself down on the ground and rolled over and over in the dust . |
| 10 | He threw himself down in the chair , like a man beset by demons . |
| 11 | Apparently finding what he wanted , he came over to the sofa on the other side of the low coffee-table that was all that stood between them , threw himself down among the cushions and started to read . |
| 12 | She threw herself down on the bed and started crying wildly . |
| 13 | ‘ Some charm , ’ she muttered as she threw herself down on the bed . |
| 14 | She peeled off her wrap , threw herself down on the bunk and gloomily contemplated the future . |
| 15 | She threw herself down on the sofa , and slept . |
| 16 | When she threw herself down on the grass , he had expected Underwood to take advantage of the situation , but he sat upright and apart . |
| 17 | She scuffed through the gap in the chalk circle and threw herself down on the sacks . |
| 18 | Bathsheba walked up and down , crying and whispering to herself , then threw herself down by the road , exhausted . |
| 19 | They threw themselves down on the street or took shelter behind cars and in doorways . |
| 20 | Holly jack-knifed his legs over the side of the bunk , swung himself down to the floor , dropped his feet beside Adimov 's bunk . |
| 21 | Mrs Totteridge swung herself down from the horse 's back and strode to the Range Rover . |
| 22 | Ruth saw thrown spears hang in the air as if floating in water , and she thrust herself down into the grass , her face in her hands so as not to see any more . |
| 23 | Then suddenly she flung herself down on the bed and closed her eyes . |
| 24 | He left , and Fran flung herself down on the bed , pummelling the pillow with her fists in a sudden explosion of temper . |
| 25 | Breathlessly she flung herself down on the window seat . |
| 26 | Tom settled himself down at the table and said , ‘ Now , let's have a chat about what we 're going to do when this snow clears . |
| 27 | She repressed a shudder as he took the bonnet and curled himself down onto the floor holding it daintily between his long fingers — which she had been careful to avoid touching . |
| 28 | Big Momma settled herself down on the ceiling of the bathroom in number 31 , St George 's Road , Solihull , Birmingham , England . |
| 29 | She spread them out , then settled herself down on the sleeping-bag beside the fire to comb her hair dry . |
| 30 | Hilda Machin settled herself down on the chair , smiling happily and looking guilelessly at Mr Kronweiser who , if the truth were known , amused her very much . |