Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Riven had lost his in the river , but he snatched up one of the long river poles and stabbed it down on the crowds of hairy heads which thronged the water , clicking against skulls . |
| 2 | She rolled the two cloaks into a bundle and laid them down on the shore where the tide could come and take them . |
| 3 | Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer . |
| 4 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 5 | ‘ I gathered it up , ’ he was to say , ‘ I actually scooped up the evil hungering thing in my arms and carried it into the house and laid it down by the fire . ’ |
| 6 | He bowed , kissed her hand , and led her down to the courtyard where their carriage waited . |
| 7 | Then suddenly closing his eyes and clenching his fist and bringing it down on the counter , he said , ‘ Whatever you want to do , for God 's sake ! |
| 8 | She took off her jacket and slung it down on the settee . |
| 9 | I could see the beginning of cloud formations in the far west that looked as though they might thicken up and , since I wanted to get some shots of the Cove while the light was still good , I set off by Water Sinks , where the water from the Tarn sinks and does n't reappear again until some miles down the valley at Aire Head , and followed the footpath that would take me west of Watlowes dry valley and bring me down to the Cove by the pasture land above the Pennine Way . |
| 10 | The lines particularly can be more convenient than transfers because you can simply follow the original artwork like following a map , unwinding from the reel and sticking it down onto the film as you go along — though it can be fiddly on dense or complicated boards . |
| 11 | Stooping , he grabbed up the letters and stuffed them down behind the chair cushion just as the door opened and his sister walked in . |
| 12 | He sighed and flung himself down on the chair . |
| 13 | I think they 've all got their own washing machines on the ward and that sort of thing , whereas we had to do it by hand and then bundle it all up and send it down to the laundry . |
| 14 | Make the patchwork on the shells by spreading the glue over a small area , laying on scraps of cloth and pressing them down with the damp cloth . |
| 15 | Perdita cried unashamedly after they left , fleeing to her bare room and hurling herself down on the pink counterpane . |
| 16 | All that remains is to wrap the covering material round and glue it down to the boards . |
| 17 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 18 | Neither of them now took notice of Aggie 's returning to the room and seating herself down on the leather couch . |
| 19 | He apologized and helped her down at the end of the road . |
| 20 | ‘ He got what he wanted and slammed it down on the counter . |
| 21 | Cranston stuck his red , bulbous nose into a tankard , took one slurp and slammed it down on the table . |
| 22 | Sir John drained his tankard and slammed it down on the table . |
| 23 | Surprisingly , Cranston agreed , drained the cup and slammed it down on the table . |
| 24 | Vologsky finished the bottle off and slammed it down upon the table . |
| 25 | I took a shorter way than Sapt and when I reached the moat , I hid my horse in the trees , tied my rope round a strong tree and let myself down into the water . |
| 26 | Or walk out and let you down at the last minute . ’ |
| 27 | So how does pancreatic lipase , an enzyme that knocks around in the essentially aqueous environment of the small intestine , get to grips with fats and oils and break them down into the glycerol and fatty acids that are readily absorbed by the lining of the gut ? |
| 28 | In other words , if you pay approximately £50 a quarter for your telephone rental then round it up to £60 ( it helps if you overestimate expenditure ) and break it down to the monthly sum of £20 . |
| 29 | Therapist : ‘ You say you feel awful at times ; let's look at that and try and break it down into the physical sensations you feel , the thoughts you have , and how it effects your behaviour . |
| 30 | ‘ Be thankful I 'm not a Gunner : I 'd 've brought my theodolite along and surveyed us down to the inch every five minutes . ’ |