Example sentences of "he had [verb] down the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Remember that he says he then , in his fright at what he had done , went to peer at his victim , and found that he had struck down the wrong man . |
2 | ‘ So you are saying plainly , ’ said Earl Robert , attentive and still , ‘ that there were two murderers , at least in intent , and this wretched brother , once he knew he had struck down the wrong man , had no reason in the world to wish him further harm . ’ |
3 | Ian MacDonald and he had stripped down the old wreck and searched junk yards for spare parts . |
4 | He had run down the long corridors to the lounge and arrived just as the shuttle passengers were disembarking . |
5 | Manager Trevor Francis confirmed yesterday that he had turned down the huge offer from Toulon . |
6 | By 10.30 he had gone down the full length of the corridor that ran past his office and he had then spent two and a half hours in H3 's laboratory . |
7 | Five minutes later he had slithered down the sandy cliffs , a mug of tea slopping in each hand . |
8 | On Friday night after he had pulled down the blind Dan Salmon handed over five sovereigns to Charlie along with several wafers of matzos . |