Example sentences of "down his [noun sg] and [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Then Finlayson put down his bottle and cup , rolled over , and was sick into a fire bucket .
2 When at last he laid down his brush and palette and came across to help her up , she found that she resented his breaking the mood .
3 On the shelf below him the old man was vomiting again , too weak even to roll over so that blood and mucus oozed down his chin and neck , some of it bubbling back into his throat .
4 So on the back of the May calendar card I wrote down his name and telephone number and put N E C in brackets .
5 Hoomey pushed his potatoes to one side , laid down his knife and fork .
6 Laing put down his knife and fork .
7 Markby put down his knife and fork and regarded her seriously .
8 Dermot put down his knife and fork and stared at his kid brother .
9 Dyson put down his knife and fork , frowning , his exaltation all turned to dust .
10 Siegfried put down his knife and fork and wagged a finger at me .
11 He put down his knife and fork tidily , his rough-hewn , overcrowded face completely calm .
12 Nathan put down his knife and fork and leaned forward .
13 He put down his knife and fork .
14 Blood streamed down his face and back .
15 His hair , longer than her own , was dripping down his face and neck , and she gave a little smile .
16 Hatchard put down his notebook and ballpoint and reached for a cigarette .
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