Example sentences of "down [coord] [vb past] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 2 | Creggan stooped down and hovered for a moment over the carrion . |
| 3 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |
| 4 | They have missed it , they are n't on it , they decided not to come — ’ At the far end of the train a door swung open and a man climbed down and shouted for a porter . |
| 5 | We sat down and talked for a while before setting off towards Hawes , as the sun broke through the clouds and the dog pulled him downhill towards the cairns . |
| 6 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 7 | He sat down and fumbled for a cigarette . |