Example sentences of "i [verb] down [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I skidded down the escarpment in high spirits and made a bee-line for the town .
2 Back in the bathroom , so I turns down the bed , and goes . ’
3 I fought down an impulse to kiss it .
4 ‘ Could n't I stay down a bit longer , please ? ’
5 I passed down the ward and opened a door at the end of a passage .
6 So I got down an entry , eating it .
7 I swam down the coast , carried by the current .
8 I fled down the cellar and returned with the chopper .
9 But I slip down a couple of back roads and I find it soon enough .
10 I changed down an octave on ‘ … time , and the living is eas … ’ and up again on ‘ … sy . ' ’
11 I retched down the front of my T-shirt and Scamp stepped back , but it did n't stop his flow .
12 We parted company , he to wait for light on Bowfell , which did not look likely , while I headed down The Band for Hodge Close and an impatient climbing partner .
13 I was shaking so much that I had to lift the kettle with two hands when I staggered down the yard .
14 I slammed down the receiver .
15 Susan and I sauntered down the aisle and took seats a few rows back .
16 It was a ploy of Lord Darlington 's to stand at this shelf studying the spines of the encyclopedias as I came down the staircase , and sometimes , to increase the effect of an accidental meeting , he would actually pull out a volume and pretend to be engrossed as I completed my descent .
17 I came down the slope , trying not to smirk .
18 I put down a bit less than I had been drinking .
19 Well , then how do you explain the night I put down a copy of Viz , turned on the telly , and settled in for what I thought would be a programme of smart , irreverent comedy ?
20 Blissfully unaware that I had no obligation to sign any agreement , I put down a ten-pound deposit the same afternoon .
21 I am sharply aware of every move I make , each crack of sound as I put down a cup , each dull ring as I move a spoon , each splash of water , squeak of the tap , thud of my shoe on the floor .
22 Although we are now debating a piece of works legislation , it represents a major reform of parliamentary procedure , so I put down a marker at this stage to the effect that the Minister should be more forthcoming in considering whether we should have new procedures for dealing with orders .
23 I put down the phone slowly .
24 I put down the phone .
25 I put down the receiver , overcome by emotion at hearing that voice again , unchanged .
26 I put down the receiver and sat on the stairs trembling with panic , and I think I must have become pale , because I remember that my face felt very cold .
27 ‘ Slowly , I put down the receiver .
28 I put down the receiver and wept .
29 He is starting his reply as I put down the receiver .
30 When I put down the receiver I heard Geoff Tulloch 's voice out in the main office , impressing the young women with his irrepressible personality .
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