Example sentences of "down [prep] the [noun] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rodber packed down for the Midlands against his northern brethren in last season 's Divisional Championship . |
| 2 | Her entire role in life is to get pregnant by Fred , her lord and master ; to lie down between the legs of his wife Serena , who 's sterile and desperate ; to shut up and spread them . |
| 3 | Caught by the breeze , the lower edge flipped back to reveal a tautly muscled belly covered with fine dark hair which arrowed down beneath the waistband of his close-fitting denim shorts . |
| 4 | When Nigel learned of their whereabouts , he began to hunt them down with the aid of his yeomen . |
| 5 | A new scar ran from the line of his jaw down into the collar of his open tunic , and Jehan guessed that Artai had broken the law which forbade the ill-treatment of captives , and he frowned . |
| 6 | ‘ Now I come to think of it , ’ he said , easing himself down into the depths of his very easy chair , ‘ that Mrs Entwhistle from the corner said there was something about your dad in one of the Sunday papers , I do n't remember which . ’ |
| 7 | He took her hand again , guiding it down within the folds of his pau , then heard her gasp as her hand closed on him ; saw her eyes go down and look . |
| 8 | It blinded Willie and trickled down inside the collar of his mackintosh . |
| 9 | Edmund Mortimer , with blood running down inside the plates of his armour , heaved his mount out of the mire and up to firm ground , and wheeled to take his first brief survey of the field , and locate the main body of the Welsh cavalry , for only in hand-to-hand combat with them was there any respite from the steady and murderous attentions of the bowmen above . |
| 10 | Michael had long eyelashes and freckles that went down inside the neck of his uniform . |
| 11 | As Roberto was coming down from the top of his back-swing , the spectators leaned forward on to the fencing causing a crack like thunder . |
| 12 | As the point of the bayonet moved down from the level of his chest he acted without thinking . |
| 13 | ‘ BEST decision I 've ever made in my life , ’ said Des Walker , gazing down from the terrace of his Genoese apartment at sunlit rocks and ocean . |
| 14 | Dewi had wanted her to be independent , to fend for herself when he was no longer there to take care of her , but he could not have known that his death would have come so suddenly , striking him down in the prime of his manhood . |
| 15 | This will be the first time they have spoken in public since Mr McEvoy , 50 , was found gunned down in the driveway of his home in Greta Avenue , Hartlepool , on May 23 . |
| 16 | The former bus driver was found gunned down in the driveway to his home in Greta Avenue on Sunday morning . |
| 17 | When Isambard came down in the evening with his question , delivered with a dry , impersonal smile as though the brief upheaval in the night had never happened , Harry gave his answer with only the slightest convulsion of fear at the pit of his stomach . |
| 18 | Bishop Jon breathed gently , the stylus in his scrolled fingers voyaging up and down on the buoy of his abdomen . |
| 19 | As on the river bank , Blackberry had moved away and was already down on the road on his own account , sniffing out towards the middle , half-way between Hazel and the bend . |
| 20 | These simple precautions observed , Kirov relaxed and sat down on the edge of his small cot , smiling with relief . |
| 21 | They had reached the door of his room now and , as Harry opened it , Madeleine went past him and sat down on the edge of his old brass bedstead . |
| 22 | He threw himself down on the bed with his head on my stomach , groaning , and between the groans saying that he would be a good husband in future , he honestly would , he adored me , he was very ashamed and only hoped I could forgive him . |
| 23 | The sergeant rubbed the palms of his hands up and down on the side of his chair and waited for his boss to continue . |
| 24 | He sipped at his wine again , then put it down on the arm of his chair and , keeping a finger and thumb on the stem , twisted it one way , then the other . |
| 25 | Because my head landed on his teeth it hurt me more than if I 'd smacked down on the bridge of his nose . |
| 26 | Lightly I brought the .38 down on the knuckles of his hand as it rested on a table . |
| 27 | Shepherd was silent for a time , considering , then he leaned forward and set his glass down on the table at his side . |
| 28 | DeVore set his drink down on the table at his side , then took a small device from his pocket and handed it across . |
| 29 | Then he went down on the ground on his hands and knees , like a baby . |
| 30 | He felt something like battle-fatigue — a great desire to lie down on the ground with his hands over his ears and take no further part in the war . |