Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pulled up at the pumps and the attendant , a young black wearing green coveralls and cap bearing the petrol company 's logo , approached and leaned down to the open window . |
| 2 | As the survivors are air-lifted to safety by helicopter , the badly wounded Elias is seen being pursued and shot down by the North Vietnamese , his outstretched arms at the moment of death consciously evoking the Crucifixion . |
| 3 | With the slaughter of the king , the English turned and ran , pursued and hunted down by the knights . |
| 4 | Then , as Creggan abruptly turned and went down into the silence and gloom of his shelter , where no other eagle could see him and he could be alone with his thoughts , Kraal muttered after him , ‘ Golden eagle ! |
| 5 | There was a swift flow of air through the room , and whatever it was moved and sat down on the chair . |
| 6 | At another whistle the Friar stopped and sat down on the stump of a tree . |
| 7 | The five ancestors are generally regarded as the sole survivors of the Shaolin temple after it was sacked and burned down by the Ching emperor 's army . |
| 8 | Some 70 pharmaceutical grade trace elements and the basic compound are melted together to ensure a complete mix before being solidified and ground down into the basic salt . |
| 9 | The part is initially designed in the work file , and when complete the geometric data is automatically extracted and filtered down to the spatial-file as the node , enclosing box and silhouettes . |
| 10 | Small mesh stiff netting from the garden centre , suitably stretched and weighed down at the edges is another method . |
| 11 | Zipped up the inside , and with a squared off toe , it was the last word in futuristic chic that was to be adapted and toned down for the mass market . |
| 12 | The opinions are printed and handed down to the parties rather than being read aloud . |
| 13 | The Trust is fortunate that its regional structure was conceived and laid down in the 1971 Act of Parliament . |
| 14 | My master wandered out and I unpacked my belongings , washed , changed and went down to the sumptuous banquet Santerre 's cooks had prepared for us . |