Example sentences of "she [vb past] down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tilda appeared with a ball of oozing clay in her arms which she flung down on the table . |
| 2 | She gazed down at the floor despondently . |
| 3 | Once or twice when she crept down to the turn in the stairs to see if it was safe to go and get something to eat , she was scared back by the murmur of unfamiliar voices , and saw three or four bicycles parked in the hall , leaning together with their pedals tangled in each others ' spokes , forming an intricate barrier to outside . |
| 4 | She got down on the floor and ran her arm under the bookcase . |
| 5 | She got down into the hall . |
| 6 | She got down from the jeep , straightened her dress and headed back towards the barn . |
| 7 | She hopped down to the floor , but it seemed further away than she had expected and now suddenly it was rising up crazily to meet her . |
| 8 | As she bent down over the fire , her nose-ring and the silver coins of her necklace glinted fiercely . |
| 9 | She peered down into the water but was aware only of her own reflection and that of the branches of the beech trees . |
| 10 | Lifting it , she peered down into the blackness below , feeling the first rung of a rickety ladder as she dangled her foot into the yawning gap . |
| 11 | As for you , boy ’ — she bore down on the student — ‘ are you one of my new dressers today ? |
| 12 | She knelt down on the cushion , placed her ungloved hands together , closed her eyes and appeared to be either thinking or sleeping in an upright kneeling position . |
| 13 | She moved down to the kerbside , smiling graciously as she elbowed her way through the crowd . |
| 14 | She sank down to the ground , hugging her knees and rocking herself back and forth to keep warm . |
| 15 | She sank down on the bed . |
| 16 | She sank down on the bed with the photograph gripped so tightly in her hands that the paper buckled . |
| 17 | The quiet click of the latch sounded like a death-knell in the silent room , and she sank down on the bed , her mind and heart devoid of hope . |
| 18 | With a small sigh that sounded distinctly apologetic , she sank down on the edge of the armchair opposite him . |
| 19 | Robbie 's legs gave way and she sank down on the side of the bed . |
| 20 | She watched him go back to the kitchen and when he had shut the living room door firmly , she sank down on the rug in front of the gas fire with her back propped against the armchair and sipped gloomily at the wine . |
| 21 | When she returned to the kitchen , she sank down at the table and tried to eat a little of the food , conscious that Craig was watching her . |
| 22 | She sank down by the side of the road . |
| 23 | Brushing a shaky , tired hand through her tangled blonde hair , she squinted down at the watch on her wrist . |
| 24 | Then she flopped down in the chair opposite . |
| 25 | Richard said he 'd invite me over next time she came down for the weekend . ’ |
| 26 | She came down with the baby in her arms , took one look at Vincent , and burst into tears . |
| 27 | The next time she came down to the village was after a day or two . |
| 28 | One of Aunt Tossie 's luxuries was an early breakfast in bed — later she came down to the dining room where she ate a second . |
| 29 | When she came down to the drawing room , Dada was looking particularly small , too . |
| 30 | Nurse Jones was a busy woman and he valued the minutes he had with her over a cup of tea when she came down from the bedroom . |