Example sentences of "was [verb] down [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a significant improvement on the other side of the viaduct , a Victorian class divide that had survived the years , and within two blocks he was walking down a tree-lined avenue composed of tall , detached houses set back from the road behind fair-sized gardens . |
| 2 | I was ambling down a calm King 's Road to my bus stop outside Peter Jones , almost opposite the flat where Percy Grainger lived , and bought a packet of five Players cigarettes from what was then a seedy little newsagent and tobacconist . |
| 3 | Next morning I was driving down the single village street when I saw Mrs Bailes coming out of the shop . |
| 4 | And then the whole thing swivelled round in my head , and I was looking down the same chimney from the top , and nothing was about to stop me falling down it . |
| 5 | Whoever suggested the grandiose title and subtitle of this book was looking down the wrong end of a microscope . |
| 6 | It was twilight and a brilliant new moon was gliding down the bright end of the sky , followed by a cascade of stars . |
| 7 | A moment later , having leapt the gate , Samuel Taylor Coleridge was bounding down a pathless field towards them . |
| 8 | Denied its usual egress , the river had burst its banks and was pouring down the fire-ravaged streets . |
| 9 | He was hurrying down the long room , with some white gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other hand . |
| 10 | Quinn was racing down the three flights of stairs to the lobby-level . |
| 11 | Take-off time arrived and the oil temperatures were still somewhat below the criteria , but I opened the throttles and very shortly the tail was up and I was heading down the short runway into a brisk headwind , pointing straight for the little pub outside the camp that had become a second home for us . |
| 12 | Because once the ship come up that 's still a certain amount of water in the hold which that must be , cos then once you heave your door up then of course you load your ship again and then cos your ship was going down the more mud you put in , course mud is heavier than water |
| 13 | Leading figures in the RCM like the Marchioness of Reading , who had been born into a Jewish family , converted to Christianity and had now converted back to Judaism ; Elaine Blond , Sigmund Gestetner and Lola Hahn-Warburg quickly caught on to the message that the best chance of currying public favour was to play down the religious factor . |
| 14 | The whole school was closed down a few years ago . |
| 15 | The new methods of mass production , were unsuccessful and was closed down a few years later . |
| 16 | And I must also add that I was a trifle put out , and surprised , because it seemed to me that he was turning down a good opportunity . |
| 17 | With Penry in front of her to see she did n't slip , their progress was slow down the steep path towards the strip of land which formed the waist of the figure-of-eight . |
| 18 | There I was strolling down the scrubby end of the Kings Road , mooching along . |
| 19 | At the height of the heatwave , with Hurley in Washington , Coleman finally had to notify the embassy that he was closing down the listening post and moving into the hotel across the street to save the equipment as well as the family from overheating . |
| 20 | Reaching the end of the main corridor they climbed out of the cart and Endill was led down a shorter corridor where they turned left , then right , along another with squeaky floorboards . |
| 21 | Inside I was guided down a weird stairway and told at one point to watch my step carefully . |
| 22 | Lord Deverill was standing down the far end of the room , staring out of a window across the estate . |
| 23 | 82 year old Ivor James was knocked down a few yards from his home . |
| 24 | Word was passed down the long column to close up , and to be ready to make a dash for the ford . |
| 25 | The privilege of holding a market or fair was extended down the social hierarchy as the Middle Ages progressed , and the royal records are full of references to grants of markets and fairs as the economy developed . |
| 26 | D'Arcy was throwing down a direct challenge for him to come clean , and he knew it . |
| 27 | Next day , as Ginger was ridden down the same road , he saw that the bins were still there . |
| 28 | Suddenly , as his hands closed over her breasts , she realised that the black lace jacket of her suit was somehow unbuttoned and he was tugging down the lacy bra cups , whispering hotly against her naked throat , and as his head moved lower and his mouth closed hotly over her erect nipples she twisted beneath him , moaning , clutching his dark head as she felt his teeth graze her with agonising pleasure . |
| 29 | Following on the next step was to wash down the tender tank , cab and boiler before waxing all the paintwork . |
| 30 | He was lowered down the main shaft and once underground tried to make his way to the area in which the missing men had been working or to any passageway in which they could have sought refuge . |