Example sentences of "and [vb infin] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Expecting that he would now let her go and retreat down the ladder , she was startled when his large hands gripped her thighs and continued to guide her until she was standing two steps above him . |
| 2 | agreed to take to set up and take down the stall and be there for most of the day . |
| 3 | I knew exactly where to stop it so that I could get off and go down the ladder , sneak a cup of tea or something . |
| 4 | I 'd sat on my palliasse writing notes , watching Selma plait her hair , trying to decide when to get up and walk down the inlet far enough to be out of sight in order to go to the loo . |
| 5 | Erm , and I asked him to stop and come down the isle . |
| 6 | These were heavy family pressures but not particularly unusual nor sufficient , in my opinion , to overset and bear down the will of Mrs. O'Brien . |
| 7 | The archers to start and wear down the game , and the knights to capture it ; for bowmen can kill , but not make prisoner . |
| 8 | Where the beds are vertical , horizontal or dipping inland , joint blocks can not readily break off and slip down the bedding planes : the result is a tendency for the cliffs to be more nearly vertical . |