Example sentences of "and [vb past] down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Beretta flew from her hand , bounced against the wall and skidded down the stairs . |
| 2 | I let myself into our corridor , soundlessly , and crept down the back stairs and out of the back door without hearing or seeing any member of the Home staff . |
| 3 | Inside her head , Gilly packed the brown suitcase and crept down the stairs . |
| 4 | I put my clothes on , and crept down the stairs . |
| 5 | I pulled on a sweater and trousers and crept down the stairs in bare feet . |
| 6 | As he raced and bumped down the track , the helicopter suddenly lifted and flew forward , leaving him on his own . |
| 7 | They turned and headed down the lane towards Ivor 's farm . |
| 8 | Had he something on her , Adam wondered as he closed the vault and headed down the corridor walled with stainless steel for the elevator . |
| 9 | Thankful that , though her ankle was still painful if she put any weight on it , her foot was n't swollen , Luce put on a pair of yellow flat-heeled sandals and , unable to contain her impatience a moment longer , picked up the crutch and headed down the corridor . |
| 10 | I slipped out of bed , got into a pair of jeans and a T-shirt and headed down the stairs . |
| 11 | Two trolls hurried through it , slammed it behind them , dropped the heavy bar across it and fled down the stairs . |
| 12 | Dad heard her and came down the stairs . |
| 13 | He hurriedly tried to wind the window down as he could n't see clearly through the thin layer of frost and condensation , but by the time he 'd done so , the red Ferrari had spurted to the top of the ramp , its undipped lights blinding him , swung to the right and roared down the street . |
| 14 | And sauntered down the corridor a half-hour later . |
| 15 | I could wish for nothing more ( unless , of course , his daughter followed , bearing a Toshiba lap-top computer , and skipped down the hill to school ) . |
| 16 | He watched in disbelief as water gushed from the fire hydrants and flowed down the road into the river , where the fish were dying . |
| 17 | Alice Conway turned about and walked down the corridor , her hands spread out as if in appeal , her head bobbing as she said , ‘ What 's come over people ? |
| 18 | I shut the door and walked down the corridor . |
| 19 | Then he and Billie climbed to the next floor and walked down the corridor to Room 416 . |
| 20 | The man and the woman took Susan 's arms and walked down the corridor , with Susan between them . |
| 21 | They took Susan 's arms and walked down the corridor , with Susan between them . |
| 22 | He opened it , went past the MP and walked down the corridor to his room . |
| 23 | Tony let his office and walked down the corridor to the drinks-machine . |
| 24 | He shook his head in wonder , and walked down the stairs to the hall , and out into the bright morning sunlight . |
| 25 | Then he turned on his heel and walked down the stairs . |
| 26 | Kopyion sighed and walked down the stairs . |
| 27 | They entered the enclosure and walked down the side of the church into the dark , tree-filled cemetery beyond . |
| 28 | Constance detected a change in the atmosphere as Giancarlo excused himself and walked down the steps to greet his last guest . |
| 29 | Outside the closemouth they crossed the street , and walked down the hill to the nearest tramstop . |
| 30 | Pousse-pousse ! " yelled Chuck Sherman and sprang down the steps of the Continental Palace Hotel into the Rue Catinat with his arm raised in the manner of a French colon . |