Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] down [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , as he was getting ready to haul himself back down the hill and into his bed where he could forget his troubles and try in vain to sleep them away , he saw it . |
| 2 | Gaily selected the tools and took them off down the path to the back-gate . |
| 3 | I told my best friend to start with , and she said " For God 's sake , I 'll book you in down the doctors . " |
| 4 | Maybe the day after we can think about getting you back down the mountain . ’ |
| 5 | Well he 's got six for twenty-five at the Oval so he 's doing well in his test career , but it 's Lawrence now to bowl for the left-handed , who pushes that one back down the pitch , gets plenty of time . |
| 6 | As soon as they are born , she takes them into her huge jaws where they lie in pouches as she carries them back down the river . |
| 7 | He let the night silently envelop and possess us , let time fall away ; then began to draw me back down the decades . |
| 8 | She reached and grabbed the tail of his long jacket , and she hauled him back down the stairs . |
| 9 | Burun caught the outstretched arm , whipped Orcadai round , and threw him back down the stairs . |
| 10 | He posted the detective constable he had with him back down the path to join his colleague , armed with instructions to repel all attempts by anyone , however senior or armed with whatever authority , to go anywhere near the body unless he , Sergeant Black , personally accompanied them . |
| 11 | Maybe just throw him out down the road here . |
| 12 | ‘ We 'd better go and see the doctor , ’ he said heavily , taking her hand and leading her back down the corridor . |
| 13 | Damian pulled her out and shut the door , marching with her back down the corridors , his hand hard on her wrist , and as she went with him , hurrying to match those long strides , she understood and was horrified beyond belief . |
| 14 | He drank when young and while still young drank a lot , challenging himself to knock off all comers , but most of all to align himself with the legendary drinking miners who could and did sweat it off down the pit while Richard had to force it off in games . |
| 15 | In a brief lull we moved quickly down to the river and followed it back down the valley . |
| 16 | I spoke to the people , analysed the fault sent it back down the line . |
| 17 | Now get yourself back down the stairs and heat me up lots of water . |
| 18 | It had snowed all night and the build-up was threatening to push us off down the hill . |