Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb past] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The one you 're walking out with , the one Gazzer and me saw down the prom . ’ |
| 2 | Susan and I sauntered down the aisle and took seats a few rows back . |
| 3 | And when I er went to go on me own er I still wanted to keep in the union and I went down the Locksmiths ' union , which was in the market place , and they said they er we could n't , we could n't have you in the union if you go on your own erm there 's another denomination or something , was something that you 'd have to join or something like that and be on your own . |
| 4 | Well er as I say , I 've always been a union member but then when I was self-employed it was different and I kept me fees up for a , to somewhere I do n't know what it was , but er when er yes , when er I was coming to come on me own and I went down the locksmith 's to see about it and they said er , what did they say now , they said you could n't do that , whatever it was , and er we 'll have to do this and that and the other . |
| 5 | I got up , washed , dressed , and Benjamin and I went down the great sweeping wooden staircase . |
| 6 | There was a lot of undergrowth to be cleared so Stephen and I went down the following Saturday ( 17/10/92 ) to cut down and burn the weeds . |
| 7 | The clock struck one and I went down the lunch in Hall . |
| 8 | Well that , that 's why I think I went down so hard when I did n't get that job cos she said , I , I took , I took the erm , I went , I was the first , to go , first of all I did n't put in for this job it 's one that 's been laying around since last September , I wrote to , kept to St. Mary 's for this mental health thing and I got in touch with this Mrs and she said I 've got nothing I can offer you at the moment but I , I will be in touch and I went down the job centre one day and erm , there was this thing to say that they wanted mental nurses |
| 9 | When Jean and I went down the toaster was put on . |
| 10 | Benjamin and I slithered down the bank . |
| 11 | There were no lavatories on the station , or only filthy ones , so she and I chased down the line and out to the fields every ten minutes or so — poor Mig , she was so good and patient . |
| 12 | Mostyn 's M-29 spat , and somebody rolled down the dunes . |
| 13 | then you er everyone sang Happy Birthday and somebody arrived down the aisle with a couple of balloons for her should have done that for me too , on my |
| 14 | I mean , the only way you could do that would be if you had a till at one end and people bought whatever they wanted and were given a voucher and you walked down the other end and exchanged |
| 15 | It was her ‘ wait ’ and she sped down the stone staircase ahead of the lumbering old man and snatched up the receiver . |
| 16 | I tapped on the glass , and she wound down the window . |
| 17 | Like that right , and she walked down the bus and this , the policeman said to the bus driver , oh you 'll have to hang on a wee minute because I have to speak to this woman here . |
| 18 | She felt rage flood through her and she fought down the impulse to scream — that was just what he was waiting for . |
| 19 | They said goodbye and she put down the phone . |
| 20 | And she put down the telephone . |
| 21 | And they went down the shelter . |
| 22 | Ranulf scooped his dice into his leather wallet and they went down the spiral wooden staircase and into the hall . |
| 23 | Carefully , the major turned the conversation to an Iranian editorial he had seen , and they laid down the subject . |
| 24 | Ginny twisted towards him and they slid down the bed . |
| 25 | Eventually I called the police and they broke down the door . |
| 26 | And then , of course the er , they started running down Northgate hospital and they closed down the nurses home . |
| 27 | He found himself hovering for a dangerous moment between pity and fear and he fought down the pity at once , for it was not to be thought of that he should feel such an emotion for this evil being . |
| 28 | And he put down the phone . |
| 29 | The room was hot when he entered , and he turned down the thermostat on the wall . |
| 30 | As in the Million , Teleprompter soon had the field at full pelt , and he tore down the back stretch and round the final bend . |