Example sentences of "he [vb past] [to-vb] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he made to step down from the verandah he heard a footfall behind him and turned to find Lepine , already immaculate in his white suit , ready to leave . |
| 2 | When he craned to stare down at the crowds in the great square below the palace , his head moved so that it rested upon the parapet like a decoration . |
| 3 | He began to climb down into the ditch , hitting at the grass with his pick-handle . |
| 4 | He began to walk down to the windows and saw an envelope on the floor and when he bent to pick it up , the floor creaked and gave way . ’ |
| 5 | Therefore instead of walking all the way along the cliffs that morning , he decided to go down to the beach on the last lap of his journey , knowing that Edna and her small charge could well be at the far end , from whence he could quickly scramble up the pathway to the Tremayne property . |
| 6 | He decided to go down to the cottage during the afternoon and find out for himself . |
| 7 | He had to kneel down in the muddy track , damaging his trousers , reminding him of playground agonies ; he gripped , tugged , balanced . |
| 8 | They got him in the boat and they he had to lie down in the bottom of the boat and they and they covered him with a tarpaulin . |
| 9 | As he continued to gaze down into the sunlit water a sound intruded into his mind . |