Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv prt] down [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Oh I might go to that fourteen quid , yeah it is cheap , than going up down the road . |
2 | One thing is absolutely certain and that is nearly all the US companies that set out down the T.Q.M. route 10 years ago are still convinced they took the right decision . |
3 | ‘ Poor old Corbett , ’ said Septimus Coffin , as Penny shoved the books into her briefcase and made off down the drive . |
4 | He turned , pale-faced , and made off down the corridor . |
5 | They both chuckled and passed on down the road . |
6 | However , the real action is when you jump into the cockpit and zoom off down the runway to strike a blow against the evil Quadaffi . |
7 | The Asian security man unlocked the door to the documentary department office and loped off down the corridor with a distracted smile on his face . |
8 | Mr. Decker grinned weakly , made a vague gesture with his hand and moved off down the aisle to buy an ice cream . |
9 | A pool was contained under a miniature cliff , broken half-way up its face by the route the path took in looping round and pressing on down the valley . |
10 | He looked at himself in his mind 's eye , squared his shoulders and carried on down the stairs . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | In fact , he did begin to run , but then he stopped , abruptly , right in the entrance , turned round , and peered back down the tunnel . |
13 | The other three turned and bolted off down the stairs . |
14 | Nearby , the siren of an ambulance cries like a mad baby , its pitch rising as it passes us and heads on down the street . |
15 | ‘ I said , ‘ Get lost ’ , and pushed past him and staggered off down the corridor . |
16 | Dorothea did not even mind when she lost her grip and wandered off down the avenues of the past , for sometimes she could accompany her , at any rate part of the way , and |
17 | He checked that she was all right , then told her he 'd be back in a while and wandered off down the aisle . |
18 | But before she could continue , he was brushing past her roughtly , almost causing her to stagger and stumble back down the steps . |
19 | Then she turned the car and drove off down the lane . |
20 | When the daylight drained from the winter sky , like steel growing cold , some of the humans got into their vehicles and drove off down the lane . |
21 | He produced a knife , ordered the taxi driver to stop , forced all but one of the prison officers out of the car , and drove off down the M40 towards London . |
22 | ‘ I shall start the bagpipes here and walk back down the hill towards the woods , playing as I go . ’ |
23 | They rise and walk back down the valley . |
24 | " I 'm off home , She waved and cycled off down the High Street . |
25 | Here is Tufnell coming up again , bowls over and outside the off stump , and that one goes to Robin Smith , and he 's hit somewhere on the boot and ricochets off down the pitch . |
26 | Knowing who we are as humans has been one of the great vexed questions , searched after and written about down the centuries . |
27 | You 're a fool , boy , ’ he said , and clumped off down the hall . |
28 | At any minute they would see the two horses and they would mount them and ride on down the road and all would be well . |
29 | And with that he started off , crossing the road and going back down the hill . |
30 | After a few minutes the Carabinieri vehicle revved up and screeched off down the road . |