Example sentences of "down in the near [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put the machine on the round table in front of the sofa , plugged it into a socket and sat down in the nearest armchair . |
| 2 | A shaken Charles followed the line of the bullet and sat down in the nearest chair . |
| 3 | Tina would have plumped herself down in the nearest seat even if this had been next to a passenger but Cecilia , conforming to usage , sat in the emptiest area of the coach , on the platform side with her back to the window . |
| 4 | Immediately the engine noise grew even louder , drowning out the sound of Delaney 's own voice as he shouted an acknowledgement to the sergeant and settled down in the nearest side seat , strapping himself in . |
| 5 | Only last week , Isosceles confirmed that chief executive Alistair Mitchell-Innes will step down in the near future . |
| 6 | There seems every possibility that Trev Proby will be sent down in the near future . |