Example sentences of "as he [verb] down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following on this sixth behind Gold Options , he ran in the Troytown Chase at Navan but showed little as he finished down the field behind Roberts Rhapsody . |
| 2 | She thought he appeared nervous as he wound down the window . |
| 3 | As he went down the avenue her figure in its sky-blue dress was framed in the driving mirror , an indelible imprint . |
| 4 | She watched him through her fingers as he went down the garden and bent over the hole . |
| 5 | The Duke had cause for worry , yet as he strolled down the rue Royale he was forced to put a brave face on the desperate odds lest his enemies took courage from his despair.The Duke could also cling to one strong hope , namely that his scratch army would not fight Napoleon alone , but alongside Prince Blücher 's Prussians . |
| 6 | He tossed her shorts away , then sat up and looked at her with desire-darkened eyes as he tugged down the zip on his own shorts and flung them away . |
| 7 | ‘ Silly cow , ’ he breathed , as he ran down the bank into the yard , ‘ she 'll probably go cold on me while I 'm buggering about over here . ’ |
| 8 | As he leaped down the stair he was shouting for Farquhar Neas , and whisky to take a foul taste from his mouth . |
| 9 | listen to your language helper as he reads down the whole of list A |
| 10 | ‘ Ah , ’ Karl shook his head as he looked down the avenue . |
| 11 | The man stripping off his helmet as he strode down the room was tall and broad-shouldered , and moved with the leashed power of the hunter . |
| 12 | Beefy is a hero to the thousands that turn out to see him through rain and shine as he marches down the south coast . |
| 13 | As he peers down the gun barrel with his high , unorthodox stance , he visualises former glories . |
| 14 | As he peers down the gun barrel with his high , unorthodox stance , he visualises former glories . |
| 15 | What could be wrong with him , that his friend 's bowing should irritate him so , that Tommaso 's frank fond greeting of his mother should seem to him so casually proprietary , that his instant engagement in argument with his father , as he drank down the dash of grenadine cordial he was offered before they began eating , should strike such a false note ? |
| 16 | ‘ Thought I raised a wench with a bit o' sense , ’ sniffed the old man as he trundled down the garden path with his wheelbarrow full of tools . |
| 17 | The speaker was a tall , long-legged blonde , her wide-set brown eyes focused solely on Dane as he sped down the slope . |
| 18 | His voice was the merest whisper as he stared down the landing towards a particular door , his mind imagining the two people behind it ; two people he resented beyond words . |
| 19 | If the cuddly Lord Spencer , for whom the nation held its breath as he walked down the aisle of St Paul 's Cathedral to give away his daughter Diana , will be sorely missed , it is far from clear whether the departure of his widow from Althorp will be seen as a loss . |
| 20 | A shot of a police station was used to accompany a voice-over commentary that " some CID men take bribes " ; for two and a half seconds , the officer could be identified in the film as he walked down the station steps . |
| 21 | He left his office , nodded to Bourne as he walked down the hall , and called , ‘ I 'm going out . ’ |
| 22 | The landlord , partially blinded as he turned from sunlight into gloom , was aware only of a shadow ; a stirring of air ; a faint dull patter mixing into the rowdy mob-noise , and something brushing featherlight against his thigh as he waddled down the passage . |
| 23 | He released her hands , and pinned her instead with one hard leg as he drew down the straps of her swimsuit , uncovering her full high breasts to his view . |
| 24 | ‘ He 's on his way back to the hotel , ’ Vashinov reported as he put down the phone . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've just had a quick word with Carole Meadows , ’ Ross told her as he put down the phone . |
| 26 | She smiled at him as he put down the drinks . |
| 27 | ‘ It was good of you to get in touch with me , Simon , ’ she murmured as he hooked down the loft-ladder and she followed him up into the roof space . |
| 28 | Peter Lunnen , who took the call , said at Shrewsbury Crown Court that as he shouted down the telephone line to Mrs Wilks , he heard her speaking in the distance . |
| 29 | For Kathmandu the marathon is one of the biggest … grandest sporting events of the year and what a welcome there is for Ieuan Ellis as he races down the straight of the national stadium to win in a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and five seconds … |
| 30 | As he turned down the passageway Ian wondered just how true that would turn out to be . |