Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] down [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Letters were lost , and time and again Charles would discover that his staff had failed to show him a document or letter , or turned down an invitation on his behalf without ever showing it to him .
2 If the House gave no such indication until it actual threw a Bill out , or voted down the government on some other major issue , governments would fall with much greater regularity .
3 Nicholas looked at what he had been doing , which was nothing very much , and laid down the stone and the knife and , clasping his knees , looked at Diniz .
4 In the end the company became frustrated by lengthy negotiations and laid down an ultimatum saying it wanted an answer by September 1988 .
5 He returned their wave and gazed down the sun dappled ribbon of bright water as it meandered its way towards Sharpness docks a couple of miles distant .
6 ONE man was killed and another seriously injured yesterday when their car skidded off the road and plunged down an embankment into a tree at a popular beauty spot .
7 The coach carrying forty four American tourists on a day trip to Canterbury collided with a van and plunged down an embankment .
8 Eric spat and choked down the line , and there followed the noise of the phone-box handset being smashed around the inside of the booth .
9 Each girlfriend is blindfolded and led down the line , burying her nose in the chest of each man — who must keep quiet — and taking a sniff .
10 She took a cloth and wiped down the counter .
11 Polly finished drying the dishes and wiped down the cooker and the work surfaces , vaguely aware of the engine 's deep rumble and the sensation of movement .
12 Annie picked up her copy of the Workshop weekly newsletter and skimmed down the list of meetings , appeals for information , contacts , list of new women 's liberation publications .
13 At that moment , too , there was another diversion — a large black and white cat appeared from some kitchen region and stalked down the passage between the tables .
14 A second explosion , and vast shards of the cliff lazily peeled away and tumbled down the slope .
15 It is difficult not to see in that agreement what has come to be called the ‘ cascade ’ model of curriculum development : materials are prepared centrally and passed down the line for the classroom functionaries to implement .
16 A few swift strokes of the comb smoothed her bubbly curls into soft wings which lay neatly against her well-shaped head and feathered down the nape of her neck .
17 As soon as he turned the corner , I grabbed the wallet and sprinted down the alley .
18 As he stood watching Massingham looked up , caught his eye , and moved down the nave towards him .
19 Getting up from his chair , he left it burning , the pale flame staining the air , and moved down the nave through the grille and into the back of the church .
20 He put his arm through the handle of the basket , picked up the oil-lamp and moved down the hall on slippered feet .
21 They lifted her gently onto their shoulders and moved down the chapel .
22 She grabbed hold of it and peered down the microscope again .
23 He wrapped his mackintosh carefully round the small sketch-pad and fled down the pathway to the church , arriving in the nick of time , for as he closed the heavy arched door behind him , a slow drizzle of rain swept across the village and surrounding fields .
24 The coach carrying elderly passengers on an outing , left the road south-east of Worcester , and crashed down an embankment .
25 ‘ BY TOMORROW THEN ! ’ he barked back , and slammed down the receiver .
26 He switched on the lights and drove down the tank paths towards the front gate .
27 The track switchbacked and twisted down the escarpment to the valley below .
28 The train slowed down as it reached the next station and the Punk stood up and came down the aisle towards them .
29 Joe stood up and came down the table towards Harriet Shakespeare .
30 Benedict rose and came down the table .
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