Example sentences of "as it [vb past] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Handing him one of the cans , she drank from her own , and coughed as it went down the wrong way . |
| 2 | Or was it the heavy rain slapping against the windows , the wind 's eerie message as it whistled down the chimney and flickered at the flames that had begun to lick about the new-laid logs ? |
| 3 | This was not what English food exporters wanted but , as it kept down the cost of provisioning the sugar plantations , it was supported by the sugar industry in England . |
| 4 | As it slid down the avenue the old crow , which had risen and was circling warily , dropped down again to its crust . |
| 5 | This manifested itself quite dramatically on a few occasions when , the holding screws having sheared , the rail curled up behind the tank as it moved down the slope . |
| 6 | They followed the car as it tore down the M4 , finally reaching Bristol . |