Example sentences of "i [vb past] [vb pp] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coober Pedy ( form the aboriginal kupa piti meaning " white man 's burrow " ) has a large migrant population but it was an Australian who dug me out when I became bogged down in the dull-dust , and an old swagman on the road who warned me to keep an eye on the weather . |
| 2 | Because my head landed on his teeth it hurt me more than if I 'd smacked down on the bridge of his nose . |
| 3 | Only now , in my old age , I wish I had got down from the table and put my arms round his neck and kissed him . |
| 4 | They all stared at me wide-eyed and continued to stand and stare even after I had sat down at the table . |
| 5 | Just before getting in the trucks , I had wandered down to the rooms where the crippled legionnaires lived . |