Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you can take a donkey ride up into the mountains in the morning , before spending the afternoon on a jet ski or paragliding down the beach . |
| 2 | Yesterday , as they had chatted , the model had been continually fussing with her mane of black curls , or admiring her long finger nails , or smoothing down the skirt of her grey suede suit . |
| 3 | ‘ You hate me because I have the cash , you hate me because I 'm not tied to a counter in a shop or slaving down the mines for it . |
| 4 | If you have just a few bushes , drape individual plants with nets , burying or pegging down the edges during vulnerable periods . |
| 5 | Several mentioned that in recent years the rate of voluntary leaving had decreased so that they were no longer able to rely upon increasing or slowing down the rate of recruitment to maintain their labour forces at the desired level . |
| 6 | He pointed out that whether I was listening to a lecture , writing an exam , taking in the instructions of a track coach , studying in silence , reading a book , writing an essay or a report , or laying down the law in a pub , communication was operative . |
| 7 | If you are artistic , it may be fun to make any little figures in the shape and clothing of children at the party — for instance in the school bus cake , on the spinning roundabout or sliding down the helter-skelter . |
| 8 | The National Executive Committee was warned that watering down the party 's commitment to sexual equality in the policy review , out of a fear of losing votes , could backfire . |
| 9 | They are strays , having been carried here by the glacier that once occupied Crummackdale as it retreated at the end of the Ice Age , scouring the ground as it departed and bringing down the boulders from their place of origin higher in the valley . |
| 10 | Luckily , the Devil cares not for checking visitors ' bus passes to see if they 're over-the-hill and struggling down the slope on their Zimmer frames . |
| 11 | He broke eye-contact , lifting his glass to his mouth , throwing his head back and tossing down the contents of the glass with one smooth action . |
| 12 | Because I enjoy bathing , washing up and hosing down the car , the concept appealed to me . |
| 13 | Parrott , Merseyside 's sportsman of the year , ran into trouble in only his second visit to the table , cannoning off black and knocking down the red . |
| 14 | Nigel , who in any case really delighted in sows ' ears which had the faintest possibility of turning into even cotton purses , beavered away with them for an hour or more before unceremoniously dumping them in the dustbin and banging down the lid . |
| 15 | The tourists crossing the grassy space now were respectfully quiet , smiling , as if walking down the nave of a vast cathedral . |
| 16 | cos he was doing the thing and writing down the list and I had to go and find him with her . |
| 17 | What we 're actually doing is checking the firing pin is n't broken and looking down the barrel to make sure it 's not blocked and is properly oiled . |
| 18 | Rogers sat nodding , and looking down the table . |
| 19 | ‘ You know , ’ Ash was saying , breathing hard and looking down the stair-well as I opened the door . |
| 20 | Some passers-by did not wait that long , leaping off buses and scrambling down the embankment to drag the injured out . |
| 21 | When the thumping and cheering had died away Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke rose to her feet fingering her pearls and smoothing down the flounces of her garden party frock . |
| 22 | ‘ I remember a number that I think might interest you , ’ he said encouragingly , starting at the beginning of the book and going down the columns to look for it . |
| 23 | Throwing it open , he lifted out a sinewy and almost reptilian form , holding it aloft and going down the line of young men , offering it briefly to each in turn . |
| 24 | Donna joined it , filing past the barriers , showing her ticket and heading down the platform towards the First Class carriages . |
| 25 | It was then that I discovered that they had been keeping our group under surveillance and noting down the registration numbers of cars parked outside the meeting place . |
| 26 | Suddenly she was gone , off balance and tilting down the slope , running with windmill arms , sliding , running again , a plume of white chalk-dust under her heels . |
| 27 | And that 's what they 're doing , they 're coming into peoples gardens and rushing down the sewers again , you know ? |
| 28 | By choosing one of the colours and holding down the shift key , you can then create your own colour , but rather than adding a new colour to the palette this replaces the original . |
| 29 | We have begun the job of raising educational standards and breaking down the barriers between the vocational and the academic routes . |
| 30 | He also announced three priorities : making cultural affairs available to a wider public ; promoting French culture abroad and breaking down the divide between privileged Paris on the one hand and France 's provinces and deprived outer city suburbs on the other . |