Example sentences of "[vb past] down under the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commission made a provisional determination that the plaintiffs had failed to establish a claim according to the rules laid down under the statute . |
| 2 | It was all forest here once , and then , ages ago , there was a flood ; the forest sank down under the sea . |
| 3 | They walked down under the archway of trees to the Littles ' cottage , stood outside the gate chatting to Zach and carried on down the lane . |
| 4 | By then Cameron 's mind was rousing itself from shock , there were many things he wanted to say to James , but the moment they stepped down under the massive archway of the prison they were hustled in opposite directions . |
| 5 | At the time of weddings , a group of women and children came across the fields with baskets and scarves full of sweets and rice which they touched down under the holy tree to be blessed , before going back the same way they 'd come . |
| 6 | His health broke down under the strain of overwork , and he returned to Ortona in 1869 to convalesce . |
| 7 | Moderator I am not convinced that in rejecting the legislation that went down under the Barrier Act , presbyteries were merely endorsing the status quo . |
| 8 | The boat went on without her and a few seconds later went down under the water . |
| 9 | It was like a drug , like the swell of the ocean , and she went down under the waves . |
| 10 | Ken reached down under the bar and produced a homemade sign . |
| 11 | He lay down under the single sheet and closed his eyes . |
| 12 | There was no guilt in the way she snuggled down under the coverlet , only a welcome sense of freedom . |
| 13 | With a sigh , she snuggled down under the quilt again . |
| 14 | The tow-path was nearest , so she went there , and she crouched down under the hedge , amongst all the long grasses and bushes . |
| 15 | He pointed down under the seats : the edge of a shabby raincoat could just be seen . |