Example sentences of "he [vb past] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laid down the letter at breakfast with a white face . |
| 2 | Without waiting for the others he plunged down the bank into the stream , slipping and slithering heedlessly over the protruding roots and rocks . |
| 3 | He began to recite a litany of his own successes to himself as he passed down the quiet , thickly carpeted corridors to the executive lift that went up to the eighteenth floor : a new apartment in the smart suburb of Beauséjour ; a smaller apartment in Montparnasse , with a most accommodating young mistress ; two cars , one the largest and latest registration Citroën Familiale ; a generous expense account , which was not queried too closely — he hoped was not queried too closely . |
| 4 | He passed down the gallery , the sound growing fainter . |
| 5 | As he rode down the narrow goat-trails of the Khyber Pass , Battuta would have known that the Delhi Sultanate was violent frontier country , constantly in a state of war with the pagan Mongols to the north and the infidel Hindus to the south . |
| 6 | His eyes watered so fiercely that tears ran down his cheeks , but he fought down the choking sensation and his self-esteem soared . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But he got down the pit , after you know whe after the War . |
| 9 | Over the wall , Frear had come in and was talking to one of the waiters as he wiped down the outside tables . |
| 10 | ‘ It was good of you to get in touch with me , Simon , ’ she murmured as he hooked down the loft-ladder and she followed him up into the roof space . |
| 11 | Two months later in a game against Hearts he moved down the human anatomy , this time fouling the opposition fullback Steve Hamilton , who was helped off the pitch with stud marks on his stomach . |
| 12 | Holding on to the railings , he moved down the passage between the church and the presbytery . |
| 13 | He moved down the column . |
| 14 | When he drew down the top of the blanket Laura gave a cry , staggering where she stood . |
| 15 | He released her hands , and pinned her instead with one hard leg as he drew down the straps of her swimsuit , uncovering her full high breasts to his view . |
| 16 | He peered down the barrel , saw the metal nose of the bomb leering up at him . |
| 17 | He wandered down the Rue du Rhône , admiring the window displays . |
| 18 | After being stranded on 99 for 25 minutes , he finally lost both patience and nerve and became the fourth player in the match to be dismissed in sight of a century as he charged down the pitch . |
| 19 | Peter Lunnen , who took the call , said at Shrewsbury Crown Court that as he shouted down the telephone line to Mrs Wilks , he heard her speaking in the distance . |
| 20 | The Duke had cause for worry , yet as he strolled down the rue Royale he was forced to put a brave face on the desperate odds lest his enemies took courage from his despair.The Duke could also cling to one strong hope , namely that his scratch army would not fight Napoleon alone , but alongside Prince Blücher 's Prussians . |
| 21 | He played down the adverse conditions that had led to low lambing rates by pointing to the limit of 205,000 tonnes that could be sent to Europe under the voluntary restraint agreement . |
| 22 | A SCHOOLBOY was robbed of his mountain bike as he pedalled down the hard shoulder of a motorway to get help after his dad 's car broke down . |
| 23 | It 's possible that he tiptoed down the passage and came in by the main door . |
| 24 | He darted down the passage after Twoflower , and after a few moments came to a halt with a groan . |
| 25 | He gulped down the coffee and picked up his pen . |
| 26 | He gulped down the spread of cold meats eagerly but chewed slowly , like the old man he had become . |
| 27 | He gulped down the mouthful before saying : ‘ Well , that 's pretty obvious , if I may say so . |
| 28 | The first , wearing a traditional Burmese longyi , or sarong , and carrying an umbrella and a briefcase , was thoroughly searched by Thai security forces when he came down the plane steps . |
| 29 | With his two daughters , one holding each hand , he came down the long staircase from the top-floor flat . |
| 30 | When he came down the alley toward the club 's stage door he could see that there were three rough-looking teenagers who 'd clambered up the side of one of the big waste bins and were lifting stuff around inside . |