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Example sentences of "down [conj] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
31	He bent down and picked up a carrier that he 'd lain on the floor .
32	I reached down and picked up the empty wine bottle and smashed it to the floor .
33	He sat down and picked up the sheaf of papers neatly set out on the top of his desk .
34	She turned the music down and picked up the receiver .
35	One of the apes that lived among the rooftops of the city scampered down and picked up the peel , then raced back up to his vantage point beside the eaves .
36	He went down and picked up the dangling receiver .
37	She got up , made herself another coffee , sat down and picked up the note again .
38	Lowell bent down and picked up the fragment of urn , wiping it with the palm of his hand .
39	She bent down and picked out a fragment of Quimper from the dustpan .
40	‘ I thought you 'd never ask , ’ she whispered , and in the gathering darkness she heard a ragged sigh just before his head came down and blocked out the stars .
41	Dr Koenig says as long as both partners sit down and talk out the decision , there should be no long-term ill-effects on the marriage .
42	She was looking resolutely away , so that Tug could feel what an effort it took her not to bend down and pick up the pieces .
43	Ripe time Assuming Mr Lawson has achieved a respectable fall in inflation , the time then really would be ‘ ripe ’ for full membership of the European Monetary System , since this would tend to drive interest rates down while holding up the pound .