Example sentences of "and [verb] down [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cranston leaned over the table , placing his hands over those of Fitzosbert and pressing down hard until the keeper 's face paled and beads of sweat broke out on his brow . |
| 2 | I groped around with my foot for the table-leg and pressed down hard until the spasm gradually subsided . |
| 3 | She flushed and looked down quickly as she caught Faye 's curious , narrow-eyed glance . |
| 4 | Earlier this spring , the Society , which had closed its galleries and ended all public programmes , announced that it would close its library and shut down entirely unless it received emergency public funds . |
| 5 | The next thing I remember was getting up and falling down again because my feet were numb , ’ he said . |