Example sentences of "then [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Desperately , desperately ill ! ’ she said , over her shoulder , then swooped down to the dishwasher , picked up a handful of plates , and marched off towards a cupboard . |
| 2 | He paused for a while to compose himself then staggered down to the porter 's lodge . |
| 3 | She picked a mixed posy of flowers and put them in the small basket she was carrying , and then wandered down through the orchard . |
| 4 | I went to change money , then strolled down to the small port to talk to the boat owners about getting to Amantani . |
| 5 | Her hands flew up in horror then slammed down on the steering wheel . |
| 6 | Blake apparently broke one of the cast-iron sections of the frame , creating a space through which he could crawl , and then dropped down to the ground below , a distance of 22 feet , which was broken by the roof of a covered passageway . |
| 7 | Carrington looked at Talbot and shook his head , then dropped down to the sea-bed in front of the nose cone . |
| 8 | Karen pulled out of John 's arms then climbed down into the cabin . |
| 9 | I then bicycled down to the Schools — sat down in my place . |
| 10 | After a couple of minutes he gave up the attempt , left the tool box by the cottage wall and walked to the edge of the cliff then slithered down to the beach . |
| 11 | Whitlock noticed the holster affixed to the guard 's belt , then glanced down at the leashed Doberman sitting obediently beside him . |
| 12 | He said this quite casually , then stepped down from the pulpit and made his way to the centre of the altar once more . |
| 13 | The child looked up at him , smiled at him , then settled down into the bed . |
| 14 | After a pub lunch we did a bit outside the car-park mortuary and then settled down with the telephone to record some attempts to buy a coffin , one of which resulted in agreement , which was the last thing we needed at the time , although it came in very handy later . |
| 15 | Ignoring her , he looked through a small pile of paperbacks on the bedside table then settled down with the latest Ken Follett . |
| 16 | We spent the whole morning climbing the steep , hard ice in the couloir 's depths , so were somewhat dismayed when two figures skiied up to the base of the couloir , raced up to and past us , virtually dispensing with runners and belays , and then abseiled down from the top of the hard climbing at one third height , passing us again . |
| 17 | ‘ More than likely , ’ Mauer replied , then squatted down beside the body . |
| 18 | Before that though , we 're going to get a huge fretsaw and cut along the borders of Essex and Suffolk and then saw down from The Wash to meet the other line . |
| 19 | I then went down into the cockpit , where I counted eleven of our best men lying dead . |
| 20 | They waited until the lane must surely be empty of funeral guests and then went down to the car . |
| 21 | Sadleir then went down to the Red Sea coast at Yenbu , which he reached on 20 September . |
| 22 | Apricot waited until her exams were over and then went down to the Catholic church and hung about until she met Bernard coming out of confession . |
| 23 | ( 31/1/93 ) : Paul Stephen and I went to Richard Newcombe 's to pick up his long ladder to support the roof timbers on Paul 's car and then went down to the carriage and put all the roof on his car roof . |
| 24 | She hesitated on the stairs , knowing it would be difficult to sleep then went down to the kitchen . |
| 25 | A resigned silence congealed over the rows of people and the Reverend Archibald Menzies gripped the edges of the lectern , closed his eyes and raised his face to the ceiling , then looked down at the serried faces and spoke . |
| 26 | And for the first time , she got a response , for Isobel bobbed her head slightly and then looked down at the infant in the cot . |
| 27 | His eyes met Rosten 's , bright with gratitude , then looked down at the short sword . |
| 28 | ‘ If you do n't keep in that fall , I 'm stopping your sweets , ’ he said , and then looked down at the mass of Arthur on the ground . |
| 29 | ‘ See what I mean ? ’ he demanded of Laura , who gave me a quick , apologetic glance , then looked down at the table . |
| 30 | You 'd better know now that I 've always avoided every snare set out for me , even those hidden in lush undergrowth … ’ he caressed her hair lightly , his eyes sultry , and then looked down towards the swell of her breasts ‘ … and innocent-looking hills and valleys . ’ |