Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] down a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jeff Richer had choreographed the salacious routine , which began with me oozing down a cat-walk in a long black velvet evening coat and sliding it off my shoulders as I turn to camera revealing the lace gown . |
| 2 | Willie was in the town garage , giving good advice to someone stripping down a motor bike . |
| 3 | The four Commandos on the 3″ mortar were still firing their bombs , each as it left the muzzle of the mortar making a distinctive musical sound like someone blowing down a length of drainpipe . |
| 4 | Erm if we see you know , if we see somebody walking down a walkway , and he 's got a stereo in his arm , arms should I say , and he puts it into a car then obviously it a it arouses our suspicion , we 'll take a quick note of the car 's registration number , and we 'll pass the relevant information through to Police Station . |
| 5 | When she first stood in for Terry Wogan she insisted , ‘ I love standing in for Wogan but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights and me swooping down a staircase . ’ |
| 6 | RAMSES WIBBLITT THE SECOND ( aka Ian Osborne ! ) tries to find something interesting down a sewer . |
| 7 | ‘ My earliest memory of my father is of him galloping down a field ; my last is of him reaching out to me like a helpless kitten ’ |
| 8 | At gentler velocities it has a distinct , almost lethargic ‘ off cam ’ feel to its power delivery and you usually find yourself kicking down a ratio to access proper power . |