Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We flew above the skeletal radio mast and I stared down at the row of huge houses . |
| 2 | And then when the sc , we had a look at the script and we changed it a little bit , and then we all went , they were cutting out words , so we were doing , the first few all three ways , and we 'd look and say , okay , so it was a scrambled mess as we all looked through for three words and ended up with , and I got down on the floor , so we knew where we were . |
| 3 | And there was a lot of space between the hut and the door and the wind took me and flung me right up against the tank and I went down to the ground and crawled on me hands and knees . |
| 4 | there and I went down to the at and he said we got your lintel in mate , do you want to take it ? |
| 5 | So and I went down in the pool this morning |
| 6 | Andy and I went down by the river and the loch , clambering up the rocks upstream then back down , watching fish jump lazily out on the calm loch , or strike at the insects speckling those flat waters , jaws snapping underneath ; dispatching , swallowing , leaving ripples . |
| 7 | Billy ( Nottingham ) and I came down in the afternoon to help . |
| 8 | I went into a toilet and there was none and I sat down on the toilet , looked up , they were all above the door , five of them ! |
| 9 | We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night . |
| 10 | As Taff and I ducked down into the trench I upset the remains of my meal over the floor . |
| 11 | I mean , it 's hard to think of an equivalent , but say you were an inhabitant of Hastings in the year 2066 and you went down to the beach one day and these longships were coming towards you and lots of people in chainmail and pointy helmets got out and said they 'd come for the Battle of Hastings and would you rustle up King Harold so they could shoot him in the eye and here was a huge wallet full of money for you to play your part . |
| 12 | ‘ The wall was broken at the edge of the road , and you fell down into the valley . |
| 13 | He gave her a quick nod of approval and she went down to the end of the shop and began filling in the certificates , taking her information from the records Mr Miller had already made . |
| 14 | It was like a drug , like the swell of the ocean , and she went down under the waves . |
| 15 | When I went the receptionist was just leaving and she walked down into the town with me . |
| 16 | She knew the Spanish liking for these little snacks and she stepped down into the street , a little surprised to find herself the focus of several pairs of eyes . |
| 17 | Ruth heard herself scream as Adam lost his grip on her , and she fell down into the water . |
| 18 | Instead slow , silent tears ran down her face , and she lay down on the bed , trying to forget , not to remember . |
| 19 | And she took the skin and she ran down to the shore and she put on the skin , dived back into the sea . |
| 20 | The warmth made her sleepy , and she slipped down in the bathtub , lying under the shower jet , taking the water full in the face . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Robbie 's legs gave way and she sank down on the side of the bed . |
| 23 | Then there was silence and she sat down on the chest , weeping and shaking . |
| 24 | Her long , strong legs folded under her and she sat down on the rug in the hallway and sobbed to her heart 's content , while Alex patted her shoulder and wondered if he really understood his sister at all . |
| 25 | He flung his head to one side and muttered something , his face was twisted up ; he pushed himself away and fell out through the entrance and on to his knees , and she sat down on the floor for her legs felt weak and the wounded one was throbbing painfully , and she crawled over to Sycorax and lay down beside her and sobbed hot , dry grief until she at last fell asleep . |
| 26 | And she leaned down towards the child , her thick arms going out and around her , and she lifted her into bed , saying softly , ‘ There now Is n't that nice and comfy ? ’ |
| 27 | Her thinking grabbed her and she raced down to the beach , and followed the rocky shoreline looking for signs of him , but saw nothing . |
| 28 | The tow-path was nearest , so she went there , and she crouched down under the hedge , amongst all the long grasses and bushes . |
| 29 | And we came down in the morning as safe as we would have been anywhere . |
| 30 | Charity bets twenty five pounds and we came down in the car from Newmarket she had the she had the post out the light everything , now what 's what 's it going on ? |