Example sentences of "down [noun sg] after [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bus would repeat itself every hour and he 'd say , run that one down , or that was running it down hour after hour until about seven o'clock when certain buses were run in . |
| 2 | The silence continued long , while Harry picked up and laid down tool after tool , smoothed a finger-nail along the chisels , hefted the mallets , turning and twisting like a caged animal with the fury of his longing and the rigidity of his pride . |
| 3 | Mary Bunn , hitting the keys harder and harder for Jesus , lifted herself off the stool and brought her bum down with a crash as she laid down chord after chord . |
| 4 | The car noses confidently down alley after alley . |
| 5 | Isabel Lavender began to smooth down finger after finger of her gardening gloves , intent upon maintaining appearances , even through domestic tasks . |
| 6 | Like being terribly thirsty and gulping down glass after glass of water . |
| 7 | Next morning the humour in this wore decidedly thin , as Marshall in particular sent down bouncer after bouncer , unchecked by umpire Constant and apparently unconcerned at the damage he might do — such as badly bruising Fowler 's arm and causing him to retire for a while . |