Example sentences of "down his [noun sg] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The elder Pliny was full of curiosity at first , and planned to sail across in his galley for a closer look , but his nephew was not so keen on the idea , and turned down his uncle 's invitation to go along as well , pleading pressure of work . |
| 2 | Dr Spilsby laid down his patient 's wrist and patted her hand . |
| 3 | Plummer bellowed , watching gloomily as a body punch brought down his fighter 's guard and a thunderous uppercut lifted him off his feet and sent him crashing to the canvas . |
| 4 | I watched Pa mark the first blade with yellow chalk , pull down his welder 's mask , then winch up the grinding wheel till it just pinged against the right-hand end of the blades , throwing a couple of sparks . |
| 5 | She had always been touched with religion , but as Rory had grown out of boyhood into his teens , she had been content to let him follow down his father 's road to politely concealed indifference . |
| 6 | Austen Chamberlain had been trained to be a conventional statesman ; Rugby , Cambridge and a determination to live down his father 's reputation had all combined to make him the most conformist of politicians . |
| 7 | A tear slowly rolled down his grandfather 's face , but still his eyes gazed at a point miles and miles away . |