Example sentences of "[vb past] down [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then clutching his suitcase , he tottered down on to the platform . |
| 2 | Darren , 21 , said : ‘ The smoke was very dense , so I got down low on the floor and pushed the kitchen door open . |
| 3 | He swooped down on to the grass and took stance by it . |
| 4 | The excavators at Silchester and Caerwent had found great quantities , but regarded it as merely so commonplace and ordinary , that they hardly bothered even to mention it , thus ignoring the important principle laid down earlier by the great Pitt-Rivers , who attempted to record everything he found ‘ however small and however common … common things are of more importance than particular things , because they are more prevalent ’ ( 1898 , 27 ) . |
| 5 | The big truck shuddered to a halt , spraying gravel from under its locked wheels , as Rocky tramped down hard on the brakes . |
| 6 | Er other thing , and they lived down there opposite the garage , that was the electricity board house then . |
| 7 | Passengers poked their heads out of the doors like rabbits testing the wind and , deciding it was safe , hopped down on to the station platform where a sign read : " Cook , Queen of the Nullarbor . |
| 8 | She hurried next door to get the spare one she always left with her neighbour , then let herself inside and sank down wearily on the bottom of the stairs . |
| 9 | They sank down on to the leopardette sofa and he slipped off the crisp lacy briefs . |
| 10 | She sank down on to the sofa , breathing deeply to steady herself . |
| 11 | Once he had gone , Shiona sank down on to the bed and kicked off her shoes , glad to be alone for a few minutes . |
| 12 | She sank down on to the bed and glanced at the writing pad that she 'd tossed there after a brief effort to write to Arnie . |
| 13 | He sank down on to the edge of her bed , and she scurried over towards the wall , taking every inch of her covers with her . |
| 14 | Caroline sank down on to the edge of the bed and shut her eyes tightly , trying to block out the humiliating scene , but it was impossible . |
| 15 | Max appeared disappointed by the reply as he peered down again at the grisly work on which he was engaged . |
| 16 | The windows of the five-storey buildings , with ornate wrought-iron balconies , peered down condescendingly at the passers-by , smug in their classic mantles of ivy and flowering creepers . |
| 17 | Ominously , she could n't even see the road when she peered down out of the high window . |
| 18 | As the regime 's dependence on the Islamic fundamentalists became more and more pronounced , it cracked down hard against the threat of opposition , whether from the left and the unions or from within the military ; following alleged coup attempts in April and September 43 officers accused of involvement were summarily executed [ see pp. 37367 ; 37703 ] . |
| 19 | ‘ Has that any special significance ? ’ she asked bravely as she crumpled down on to the blanket and gazed up at him . |
| 20 | Unprofessionally , I looked up , to see the iron net of the scaffolding bending , swaying and finally tipping towards me as bolts snapped and lights crashed down on to the floor of the stage . |
| 21 | The famous chandelier , with its thousand lights , broke away from its ropes and crashed down on to the people below . |
| 22 | The cab crashed down on to the street and there was a bit of a hush . |
| 23 | I revived as I felt myself go hurtling through the air and crashed down on to the wooden planks of the scaffold . |
| 24 | as if she had just been in actual combat she dropped down on to the couch and sat gasping , drawing in long , shuddering breaths . |
| 25 | Emma dropped down on to the couch again and Peggy beside her , and the first question Peggy asked was , ‘ Is this true ? ’ and Emma nodded , saying , ‘ Yes , yes , it 's true , every word . ’ |
| 26 | We dropped down in to the trench and Tony produced a couple of tins of Compo rations . |
| 27 | From there he dropped down lightly to the floor below . |
| 28 | He leapt up the steps , grabbed his valise and hastened down again to the truck . |
| 29 | ‘ We came down just after the surrender and landed in Singapore and marched 20 miles because there was no transport . ’ |
| 30 | GERMANY 'S press came down firmly on the side of the Princess of Wales . |