Example sentences of "i [vb past] down the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fought down the ghastly urge coming up from my stomach . |
| 2 | At many revolutions per second I came down the green slide into Brixton and beyond . |
| 3 | As I strolled down the next fairway and skirted a mass of heather which cut into the fairway on the angle of the dogleg , I wondered how my boss , Jack Mason , would fare in the tournament . |
| 4 | Most of my friends collapsed thankfully on to their beds , but I slunk down the long flights of stone stairs and took up a position in the foyer where I could watch the front door . |
| 5 | I rushed down the dark passage to the lavatory with both hands at my face . |
| 6 | I walked down the first fairway in a relaxed and peaceful mood , despite my early departure from my bed . |
| 7 | I looked down the other scores and confirmed that Jack was in about twentieth place , so he would need a very special round today to force his way back among the leaders . |
| 8 | Behold how I lay down the great weight of sorrow I have carried with me so long . |
| 9 | I sang down the Bottom Club , so when I went down the next week the manager said I 've just been waiting for you , I 've been waiting for you to come in he said so he said , look the group ca n't come he said , will you sing ? |
| 10 | There was a lot of undergrowth to be cleared so Stephen and I went down the following Saturday ( 17/10/92 ) to cut down and burn the weeds . |
| 11 | I went down the wrong route with the referrals and |
| 12 | So er I went down the Red Lion in Willenhall and fixed him up for a night 's dosh , did n't I , and the driver and then er I worked on , worked on and on and was able to get these er done for him to take back to fit this ship . |
| 13 | She said well it 's too late now , the the clear one 's full so we just anyway , went I went down the next day there 's a new one or , next time , there 's a new one down there so they , they must obviously think , well put them all in together . |
| 14 | I sang down the Bottom Club , so when I went down the next week the manager said I 've just been waiting for you , I 've been waiting for you to come in he said so he said , look the group ca n't come he said , will you sing ? |
| 15 | I ran down the next flight of stairs and knocked on Mavis 's door . |
| 16 | Instead of returning by the old fence , however , ( which looked much worse from the top ) , I continued down the main ridge until the final spur , but this was just as steep . |
| 17 | This time there was no mistake : I wrote down the genetic formula , and now I can " evolve " insects whenever I want . |