Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb past] [verb] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Boy ’ Mould had served in France with 1 Squadron in 1939/40 , where he had shot down the first German aircraft to be claimed by R.A.F. fighters over the Western Front ; he had over eight victories to his credit at this time . |
| 2 | Suddenly he rose from his chair , gave a quick look round the office , then went across to the window , where he stood looking down into the courtyard . |
| 3 | The causeway commanded a view of all this region of the moor , but once he had jumped down and was in the shallow bowl of Goughdale , he could see nothing except the remains of surface workings and the louring slopes of Big Allen . |
| 4 | Gerald Flood , co-starring as astronaut pilot Conway Henderson , remembers clearly a panic in the studio control room when it was realised that another character , dressed in full space suit , was inaudible to the microphones once he had latched down his space helmet . |
| 5 | She was silent until he 'd sat down . |
| 6 | He did n't look as if he 'd driven down here with business matters on his mind … last night 's happenings , even in this fraught atmosphere , swirled back into her mind to torment her … |
| 7 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied softly then looked at him for the first time since he had sat down . |
| 8 | He shouted her name , but she only let him in after he threatened to kick down the door . |
| 9 | Because then Jesus said to him , who was he talking to , let's , let's start off on the verse one after er after he had come down from the mountains , great crowds followed him that 's Jesus is n't it ? |
| 10 | But after he had simmered down and contemplated his parlous financial situation , he returned a few hours later to accept Gilroy 's offer . |
| 11 | On Friday night after he had pulled down the blind Dan Salmon handed over five sovereigns to Charlie along with several wafers of matzos . |
| 12 | ‘ What 's in your piece ? ’ he asked after he 'd sat down . |
| 13 | And after he 'd climbed down from Cloud Nine , Brian told me to remind you that Cilla 's new album Through the Years , which does indeed feature duets with Barry Manilow , Cliff Richard and Dusty Springfield , is in the shops now . |
| 14 | He saved his friend and I do n't know whether he managed to run down any of the gang . |
| 15 | When he had wolfed down a few chapattis and an onion bhaji , Amiss took a slurp of lager and then leaned back . |
| 16 | When he craned to stare down at the crowds in the great square below the palace , his head moved so that it rested upon the parapet like a decoration . |
| 17 | He 's had a series of clashes with Sony , which his counsel says was unhappy when he wished to play down his sex symbol image , and did n't put its back behind promoting recent albums . |
| 18 | When he 'd calmed down she said : ‘ If whores do n't get no respect they should at least get paid the rate for the job . ’ |
| 19 | She would make a good wife , when he decided to settle down . |
| 20 | ‘ Anyway , we remained friends , and when he decided to come down here and start his practice I asked if he would take me on as a pupil veterinary nurse . |
| 21 | Some had children that are at an age where there might be a tendency towards vandalism , one of whom had been speedily dealt with by her when he attempted to slide down the oak bannister , kicking her as he went down . |
| 22 | We did all right until we got to the last bit and I got my foot caught in Otley 's pocket when he tried to bend down , he fell and flung me over his head knocking my wig skew-whiff . |
| 23 | He won their favour in the wake of last year 's Anita Hill case when he vowed to clamp down on sexual discrimination and harassment in the workplace . |
| 24 | Not just Giles 's spite-filled revenge , but the expression in Nathan Bryce 's eyes as he had gazed down from the dais . |
| 25 | As soon as he had sat down beside her , the smell of him had enveloped her — man smells of sawdust , and soap , mingled with sweat . |
| 26 | The day had been rainy and wet so Barrymore saw the prints left by Sir Charles ' shoes as he had walked down the Alley . |
| 27 | The four men looked up as he came scrambling down the steep bank . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm not going to make love to your ankle , ’ he breathed heavily as he came to lie down beside her , passionately gathering her into his arms . |
| 29 | And Davide could almost fancy he could smell again the stale vaporous emanations of the law in the room as he began to take down details of the wrong that had been done . |
| 30 | As he continued to gaze down into the sunlit water a sound intruded into his mind . |