Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] down from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rex dropped down from the ceiling . |
| 2 | One can picture Hoskyns looking down from the skies and being grateful for his pupil ; and Bethune-Baker looking down and thinking that he always knew where Hoskyns might lead the Churches . |
| 3 | Madge held the folds of material away as Therese climbed down from the stage . |
| 4 | ‘ Thank you , ’ he answered , bewildered , and was even more surprised when Therese called down from the stage , ‘ Coming for coffee , Madge ? |
| 5 | Reluctantly , Dot slid down from the bed while Loopy Lil beamed kindly , eyes swivelling in all directions and tried to help wash Dot 's face at the wash-stand and brush her hair . |
| 6 | It was as if Moses came down from the mountain with the Ten Commandments to find Christ and the disciples standing in the crowd . |
| 7 | And Moses came down from the mount bearing the two tablets of stone . |
| 8 | Fenella slithered down from the horse 's back and stood for a moment in the road , feeling the fingers of mist swirl into her face and touch her skin with damp clammy hands . |
| 9 | Karen called down from the cockpit , |
| 10 | PETER RAWLINS , a former partner with accountants Arthur Andersen , has emerged as the International Stock Exchange 's next chief executive following the decision of Jeffrey Knight to stand down from the post , writes John Moore . |
| 11 | The room was darkened by the cloth they had pinned over the skylight , to hide the bars , and Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggywinkle and Jemima Puddleduck stared down from the posters on the walls . |
| 12 | Mike Robinson looked down from the top bunk and saw Swain standing there . |
| 13 | Cameron jumped down from the granite post and walked over to his little committee . |
| 14 | Robinson jumped down from the top bunk . |
| 15 | Suddenly desperate to put a distance between them , Rory jumped down from the stool to pace restlessly round the kitchen like a caged animal , unhappy in its imprisonment . |
| 16 | Mait stepped down from the sedan chair and glanced around the worshippers . |
| 17 | Schaffer stepped down from the railed entranceway and watched them going . |
| 18 | Wind and height forgotten , Pascoe swung down from the tree like a gymnast . |
| 19 | There was a second figure , which they did n't see : high above them , Timothy Gedge gazed down from the cliff-top path . |
| 20 | In mid-afternoon , Joseph rode down from the lines to organise the packing of the lodges , but , Yellow Wolf recalled : ‘ The women , not knowing the warriors were disagreeing , quitting the fight , had no time to pack the camp . |
| 21 | With the vehicles gone , Miguelito swung down from the cabin top . |
| 22 | The new president is not expected to take office until March 1990 , or at best 1 January if Jose Sarney steps down from the presidency early . |
| 23 | Bigwig jumped down from the bank into the field and ran in a long curve across the wet grass . |
| 24 | In Bawiti , the main village of the oasis , Salah got down from the bus and waved us after him . |
| 25 | It was not until seven o'clock in the morning that Gabriel climbed down from the last rick , exhausted and wet to the skin . |
| 26 | Emily climbed down from the cab and stood looking uncertainly around her , World 's End was a far worse place than she could ever have imagined . |
| 27 | On one of these , Belov stepped down from the wooden rails . |
| 28 | Heydrich jumped down from the wing , face set . |
| 29 | She looked so fresh and happy that I started grinning as soon as I waved to her , standing below me in the cockpit of the boat , where a servant from Faalifu was carrying some packages while Captain Baker looked down from the bridge . |
| 30 | ONCE Czechoslovakia settles down from the current euphoria of people 's power , its new leadership will have to take some hard decisions on how to overcome its economic difficulties . |