Example sentences of "which [pers pn] [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Which I wrote down on the diary records side . |
2 | Tilda appeared with a ball of oozing clay in her arms which she flung down on the table . |
3 | By the way — ’ She opened her bag and drew out the incriminating tape , which she put down on the round antique table which stood at the centre of the hall . |
4 | It all took just over a bio-day , after which we drifted down from the Valve and touched ground at the spaceport . |
5 | At the time of weddings , a group of women and children came across the fields with baskets and scarves full of sweets and rice which they touched down under the holy tree to be blessed , before going back the same way they 'd come . |
6 | She was shuddering in distaste when Travis came in carrying an armful of kindling , which he tossed down by the fire . |
7 | — This trend to professional academic specialization is confirmed by G. B. Harrison , writing in 1940 on the Review 's first fifteen years : " It will hardly be denied by anyone who looks through the files of the Review that the earlier numbers were more interesting than the later " , which he put down to the " increasing specialization in English , as in all forms of study " . |
8 | Carole had said that the style of warden could really make a difference , and I was relieved to see that Aj was far too easy-going to be a slave-driver ; a non-conformist , his regulation chocolate-brown corduroy trousers were bleached white , a phenomenon which he put down to the use of Ariel automatic . |
9 | The river was called Rush River , because of the speed with which it roared down from the Blue Mountains , scoring a twisted gorge through the forest . |