Example sentences of "he [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 With that , he hopped down from the rock , leaving its previous occupant free rein over the throng .
2 He loped down into the basement , dusted off half a dozen bottles of beer and brought them up , found glasses and an opener and took them into the living-room on a tray .
3 But when he got down to the streets where we live he said , ‘ If people want a cleaner Britain , they can start with their own street and their own neighbourhood ’ .
4 He got down to the serious matter of explaining to the gnomes that the intricate , almost scholarly , Fidchell that the Wolfkings had enjoyed , bore no resemblance to the horrid gruesome version that the Gruagach played .
5 He got down off the cart to pick a leaf from a roadside bush , and hoisting himself back into his seat resumed his journey , sucking on the leaf as he started to explain .
6 I was milking my goats in the field , and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot .
7 There 'll be nobody in at this hour ! ’ he repeated loudly , to the men behind as he got down from the jeep .
8 He got down from the cab .
9 He got down from the wall and walked on .
10 He got down from the jeep and walked into the villa , his shirt crumpled , and his footsteps weary .
11 He gazed down at the bunker , head bent and quiet , as though paying his respects .
12 He gazed down at the now peaceful face of the priest .
13 When he was clear of the goat herds and the sheep that grazed around the village , he moved down to the river that was a tributary of the distant Tigris .
14 Again and again he bore down on the Annamese woman and as his movements quickened he kept his gaze fixed challengingly on Flavia Sherman 's face .
15 Ashley enquired , as he peered down at the instrument panel .
16 To steady himself he sank down on the side of the bed .
17 He got to his feet in one sinuous movement , stretching hugely , his arms above his head , before he sank down in the chair opposite .
18 It caught him full in the middle of his back , throwing him into the air before he crashed down on the cobbles .
19 He bent down beside the stone and reached out to touch and trace the indented lettering .
20 He knelt down beside the dog , staring into her face in the meagre light from the outer stairway .
21 With a meekness that made her feel mean , he knelt down on the floor and started to gather his cuttings together .
22 He knelt down on the sheet .
23 As he knelt down by the fire with a hare leg to gnaw , Farquhar Neas studied her again .
24 He knelt down by the pool .
25 He knelt down in the constricted space .
26 Jack hit a few shots and when the headmaster had disappeared around the corner he strolled down to the green and dropped three or four balls into the hole ‘ just to make sure ’ .
27 He twisted down into the chair , holding his head and keeping it averted from the window .
28 So he came down to the vestibule , where the three doors were , and under the sills of the two great doors light shone , warm and enticing , and the third was behind a musty leather curtain .
29 He came down to the half-landing and stood behind her , peering over her shoulder at Carlos 's face on the little phone .
30 He came down to the front door with me .
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