Example sentences of "then [vb past] down to 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 | I went to change money , then strolled down to the small port to talk to the boat owners about getting to Amantani . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Carrington looked at Talbot and shook his head , then dropped down to the sea-bed in front of the nose cone . |
| 6 | I then bicycled down to the Schools — sat down in my place . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | They waited until the lane must surely be empty of funeral guests and then went down to the car . |
| 9 | Sadleir then went down to the Red Sea coast at Yenbu , which he reached on 20 September . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ( 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 . |
| 12 | She hesitated on the stairs , knowing it would be difficult to sleep then went down to the kitchen . |
| 13 | He let his eyes travel over her , openly appraising , as his gaze took in the firm , high breasts , softly moulded by the cashmere of her sweater-dress , then drifted down to the dip of her waist and the womanly curves of her hips and thighs . |
| 14 | Aware of the loose board near the top of the stairs , she clung to the wall and then slipped down to the garden in shadow , barely a shadow herself , and making as little noise , though inside her head it seemed as if her heart would waken the dead with its pumping . |
| 15 | Patrick dressed quickly , his teeth chattering in the chill air , and then hurried down to the kitchen . |