Example sentences of "as [art] [noun] [verb] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Folly grabbed a pillow from behind her and threw it at Luke , then saw his face change with sudden desire as the sheet slipped down to expose her breasts . |
| 2 | As the board accelerates down the face of the wave your speed increases and the apparent wind changes . |
| 3 | Now , as the barriers come down between East and West , that prospect will become a reality . |
| 4 | However , the injured party does not always have a free choice as the law lays down rules determining and limiting the scope of remedies . |
| 5 | He decided on the second option as the wheels touched down . |
| 6 | At the top of the hill Ossian still had the lead , and he kept in front as the runners made down to the final bend , though Pistol Packer and Caro were improving their positions . |
| 7 | As the corsets slid down , they were boned . |
| 8 | ‘ Where are we going first ? ’ she asked as the machine touched down with a bump . |
| 9 | In the end we just stood holding each other close , as the tears coursed down our faces . |
| 10 | And Clara , walking by her side and hearing these words , burst suddenly and at last into loud hysterical weeping , and as the tears flooded down her hot cheeks she knew that they were not for her father , but for the meanness and the lack of love , and for the fear that she would die in so ugly a hole , and so unloved . |
| 11 | She started to cry , silent sobs as the tears ran down her cheeks . |
| 12 | He is said to have rallied before he died and to have whispered , " My poor people " , as the tears ran down his face . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , thank you , thank you , ’ she said as the tears rushed down her face into the nurse 's hair . |
| 14 | He was standing well apart from them as he gave Joe and his mother the details , and as the tears rolled down his cheeks Joe sensed a great loneliness in his cousin that seemed to link up with a similar feeling within himself , and he was drawn to Martin to put his arms about him , and when their faces touched both were wet . |
| 15 | But as the rush died down it became apparent that her resolute determination would not be needed . |
| 16 | As the glider slows down the braking should be reduced to avoid lifting the tail . |
| 17 | A familiar sound in the Amazonian rainforest as the loggers bring down another mahogany tree . |
| 18 | John Russell pulled the blanket roll towards him as the man sat down , propping his feet on his canvas bag . |
| 19 | Some , at least , of the graptolitic black shales are what we can recognize , with the hindsight of plate tectonic theory , as the deposits laid down of the edge of the continental shelf , in a truly oceanic environment . |
| 20 | The dark red Seneca changed profile as the undercarriage cycled down . |
| 21 | Several stranded passengers looked on as the driver stepped down from the cab and was arrested . |
| 22 | As the policeman stepped down and walked to the rear of the lorry Billy turned to Freddie and shook his head slowly . |
| 23 | As the dusk came down the bats came out and the song of birds ceased one by one until only a lone blackbird spoke occasionally from the shadows . |
| 24 | So as the Moon beams down on you this Christmas take it as an extraterrestrial greeting for a happy 1983 ! |
| 25 | As the knife flashed down , aimed at his heart , Connor deflected the blow with his left forearm . |
| 26 | As the railways run down and maintenance gets neglected , they keep going wrong : the steam-heating in particular . |
| 27 | To help control the muscles , including the tummy , you can keep the leg 2 inches off the floor as the leg comes down . |
| 28 | At last some passed me with books ; I stopped them , and found the books to be Bibles : it was all clear now , they were going to a week-day preaching , and shortly after , as the road wound down a glen over a burn , I met the Free Church minister on his way to the place of meeting . |
| 29 | As the helicopter came down to land , to their dismay they saw that the organizers had not only laid on about fifteen different activities for the Prince to inspect , including mountain-bike scrambling ; but children from no fewer than five primary schools were gathered together in great banks to greet him . |
| 30 | Noah 's faith was persistent ; through the taunts of unbelievers as he worked ; through the rainstorm ; through the tragedy of knowing that men and women were dying in the flood ; through the long days and nights waiting for the next stage , as the waters went down . |