Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [verb] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first year of the war Havelock Wilson repeatedly stressed the cooperation which had existed between the German merchant marine and the NSFU , cast doubt on stories of German atrocities and sought to play down the extremes of anti-German hysteria which had broken out . |
| 2 | He stopped trembling as quickly as he had begun a moment before and seemed to withdraw down the dark passage to the daydream he was locked in when they first arrived . |
| 3 | The huge man whose belly flowed over his belt and seemed to cascade down the front of his trousers pointed with the cane . |
| 4 | As they reached the corner of Woodbine Close , Dudley Ford emerged from his front door and came striding down the garden path with Sinbad snuffling at his heels . |
| 5 | In a little while the Wheel would be set alight , released from its cradle and allowed to trundle down the slope , gathering momentum . |
| 6 | The rioters killed many deer , and threatened to pull down the palings of the park , so that the Earl of Holland , as Chief Justice of the Forest , obtained authority for the sheriff of Berkshire to raise the power of the county to apprehend the rioters . |
| 7 | The yellow dog barked excitedly and shook himself ; he shoved his nose into his dish and began gulping down the food in huge , hungry bites . |
| 8 | These rapidly accumulated round the fissure , building up into a conical heap , and then , as more and more new material emerged from the fissures , lava flows were erupted and began to stream down the ski-slopes . |
| 9 | A little boy came out of the woods opposite and began skiing down the slope towards the road . |
| 10 | Chola and Mina set out for the fields to continue the millet harvest , and Kalchu fetched the flat wooden spade and began beating down the mud to repair the leaking roof . |
| 11 | The punt tipped over and started to clatter down the rollers the other side . |
| 12 | Perhaps because they were suddenly aware that Madrid could fall to the rebels at any moment , or perhaps because they felt more confident with a government which now included representatives of all the Popular Front forces and the anarchists , the Republican troops rallied at that point and managed to slow down the Army of Africa 's advance on the capital . |
| 13 | She touched Midnight 's shoulder and said in his ear : ‘ I 'll not desert thee , ’ then stood up and went to climb down the ladder . |
| 14 | She shrugged and stared unspeaking down the loch , and wished again that he would go away . |
| 15 | Suddenly they met burnt chip contamination and had to shut down the production line , a major anxiety as they were producing to a tight schedule in a ‘ Just in time ’ situation . |
| 16 | And had put down the receiver before he could say anything at all . |
| 17 | ‘ When the Wolfkings rule , ’ he said , and Fenella remembered Nuadu Airgetlam all over again and had to bite down the ache of loss . |
| 18 | Then , bracing herself , she strode to the top of the staircase and stood gazing down the wide , sweeping curve of it to the imposing hallway and the big front door . |
| 19 | CD modelled the character on his friend , the poet and essayist , Leigh Hunt ( 1784–1859 ) , but sought to tone down the resemblances between the character and its original in the MS and proofs of the novel , changing his name , for example , from Leonard Horner to Harold Skimpole . |