Example sentences of "and [vb past] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicholas looked at what he had been doing , which was nothing very much , and laid down the stone and the knife and , clasping his knees , looked at Diniz . |
| 2 | By experiment and observation , Hahnemann worked out the drug pictures of many remedies and laid down the principles whereby they were to be used — remedies and principles which are still as valid today as they were when Hahnemann first discovered them . |
| 3 | The big moment came : she opened her hand and laid down the burdened flower by Maman 's plate . |
| 4 | He returned their wave and gazed down the sun dappled ribbon of bright water as it meandered its way towards Sharpness docks a couple of miles distant . |
| 5 | Eric spat and choked down the line , and there followed the noise of the phone-box handset being smashed around the inside of the booth . |
| 6 | Each girlfriend is blindfolded and led down the line , burying her nose in the chest of each man — who must keep quiet — and taking a sniff . |
| 7 | She took a cloth and wiped down the counter . |
| 8 | Polly finished drying the dishes and wiped down the cooker and the work surfaces , vaguely aware of the engine 's deep rumble and the sensation of movement . |
| 9 | Annie picked up her copy of the Workshop weekly newsletter and skimmed down the list of meetings , appeals for information , contacts , list of new women 's liberation publications . |
| 10 | At that moment , too , there was another diversion — a large black and white cat appeared from some kitchen region and stalked down the passage between the tables . |
| 11 | Taken by surprise and fear of the other the boy lost his balance and tumbled down the grassy bank towards the stranger but to the boy 's incredulous gaze the figure melted into thin air . |
| 12 | A second explosion , and vast shards of the cliff lazily peeled away and tumbled down the slope . |
| 13 | A thirteenth-century man who was free to leave his own tithing ( or who absconded ) for a nearby town would not long be called Matthew atte Middele ( Matthew who lives in the middle of the village ) , or such , but rather Matthew Longback or Matthew of ( or from ) Thornbury , depending on which struck his new friends as the more appropriate , and the new identification may well have turned into a surname and passed down the generations . |
| 14 | It is difficult not to see in that agreement what has come to be called the ‘ cascade ’ model of curriculum development : materials are prepared centrally and passed down the line for the classroom functionaries to implement . |
| 15 | Examples made famous by the exploits of their chiefly owners acquired names of their own and passed down the generations as heirlooms . |
| 16 | A few swift strokes of the comb smoothed her bubbly curls into soft wings which lay neatly against her well-shaped head and feathered down the nape of her neck . |
| 17 | She balled her fists and fought down the growing desolation inside her . |
| 18 | She walked away , her head held high , and fought down the tears . |
| 19 | As soon as he turned the corner , I grabbed the wallet and sprinted down the alley . |
| 20 | They lifted her gently onto their shoulders and moved down the chapel . |
| 21 | He put his arm through the handle of the basket , picked up the oil-lamp and moved down the hall on slippered feet . |
| 22 | As he stood watching Massingham looked up , caught his eye , and moved down the nave towards him . |
| 23 | Getting up from his chair , he left it burning , the pale flame staining the air , and moved down the nave through the grille and into the back of the church . |
| 24 | She grabbed hold of it and peered down the microscope again . |
| 25 | Impetus and the driving weight told , and the wedge , only a little misshapen now , crashed through and bore down the few extra yards upon the waiting English . |
| 26 | At Burford , they left the main road and headed down the sloping High Street . |
| 27 | Well , we did n't have much luck out in the open because the rabbits saw or heard or smelt us coming a mile off and bolted down the nearest hole , even though we were mute and trying to stay down wind ( the wind kept switching direction in little gusts ) . |
| 28 | He wrapped his mackintosh carefully round the small sketch-pad and fled down the pathway to the church , arriving in the nick of time , for as he closed the heavy arched door behind him , a slow drizzle of rain swept across the village and surrounding fields . |
| 29 | ‘ BY TOMORROW THEN ! ’ he barked back , and slammed down the receiver . |
| 30 | He switched on the lights and drove down the tank paths towards the front gate . |