Example sentences of "and [verb] down in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Trust is fortunate that its regional structure was conceived and laid down in the 1971 Act of Parliament . |
| 2 | He had the roads to Ruthyn and Denbigh under his eye from this eyrie , and Mold was not too far for a raid if the weather and the omens were good ; but since his active autumn of last year he had contented himself with holding and consolidating , and swooped down in the occasional raid along the border only to keep his hand in for greater things if the season should indicate the necessity . |
| 3 | The Welshman sent Critchley over within three minutes of the second half and was in support to take Tait 's pass and touch down in the 56th minute , with Holliday 's goal setting up an aborbing final quarter . |
| 4 | We returned from our walk aglow with wind-reddened cheeks , divested ourselves of boots and outer layers of wrapping and flopped down in the deep chairs of the sunset-lit lounge chatting , until David left at around 10 p.m . |
| 5 | But out he went and plopped down in the rough surrounding the green until , finally , a marshal suggested that he might be trespassing . |
| 6 | Immediately the engine noise grew even louder , drowning out the sound of Delaney 's own voice as he shouted an acknowledgement to the sergeant and settled down in the nearest side seat , strapping himself in . |
| 7 | Gazzer crawled up the bank and lay down in the tall grass , pole-axed by fatigue . |
| 8 | She dosed the door softly behind her , took off her coat and folded it neatly on the small divan bed and snuggled down in the flowery corner armchair . |
| 9 | I closed the door and sat down in the one chair this side of his desk . |
| 10 | A shaken Charles followed the line of the bullet and sat down in the nearest chair . |
| 11 | He put the machine on the round table in front of the sofa , plugged it into a socket and sat down in the nearest armchair . |
| 12 | So he made a cup of coffee ( realising , sensibly for once , that he 'd had enough alcohol ) , and sat down in the low upholstered chair with wooden arms that was one of the room 's few comforts . |
| 13 | Taking a deep breath , he walked slowly across the room and sat down in the easy chair directly facing his mother . |
| 14 | He grunted with annoyance and sat down in the sparse grass with his back to the worn stone and let the meagre sun warm him . |