Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter had marched on down the hall . |
| 2 | Sharpe rode on down the slope till he reached the stream where , as the stallion drank , he reloaded the rifle and shoved the weapon into its holster . |
| 3 | And she rode on down the path into the teeth of the arrogant crowd who had blackballed John 's and her application for membership . |
| 4 | Perhaps Becky had sold everything as he instructed , he thought , as he left the market to carry on down Whitechapel Road where at least he would have a chance to catch up with one of his sisters , rest and gather his thoughts . |
| 5 | As the couple passed on down the line , George quickly approached the man . |
| 6 | They both chuckled and passed on down the road . |
| 7 | The crimson rope-lights still held him , so that he was forced to go on down the slope until they stood before the terrible dwelling place of the necromancer . |
| 8 | ‘ About half-an-hour before Paris , ’ she answered , and he was relieved when she moved on down the aisle . |
| 9 | Holding her tray high , she moved on down the passageway . |
| 10 | He looked at himself in his mind 's eye , squared his shoulders and carried on down the stairs . |
| 11 | The police carried on down Duke Street , clearing the crowd in front of them as demonstrators screamed hysterically . |
| 12 | They walked down under the archway of trees to the Littles ' cottage , stood outside the gate chatting to Zach and carried on down the lane . |
| 13 | But the sound of many pairs of feet charging down the stairs carried on down the corridor without pausing . |
| 14 | No.4 Troop followed Captain Algy Forrester as he charged on down the high street . |
| 15 | A pool was contained under a miniature cliff , broken half-way up its face by the route the path took in looping round and pressing on down the valley . |
| 16 | For a moment he stood gazing balefully at the Corsican 's back as he turned away to pass on down the line . |
| 17 | Nearby , the siren of an ambulance cries like a mad baby , its pitch rising as it passes us and heads on down the street . |
| 18 | Route options have been squeezed in down a narrow corridor of land near the A19 . |
| 19 | So our hero stumped off down the yard and came across 4913 . |
| 20 | ‘ I said , ‘ Get lost ’ , and pushed past him and staggered off down the corridor . |
| 21 | The other three turned and bolted off down the stairs . |
| 22 | Jeez , it looks like all the players and wives nip off down the bank for a quick gas up north . |
| 23 | Mr McDoodle pulled on the reins and they headed off down the drive , past the old hanging tree and out onto the bumpy road . |
| 24 | Imagine my joy when , slowly , slowly , all by itself , it begins to creep off down the slope … |
| 25 | Mark and I agreed to have a game together soon and I moved off down the course , and mused on the ways in which the pro golfers cope in their different ways with the unusual demands of the pro-am . |
| 26 | The party then moved off down the Spanish Steps to the Hotel della Villa where the main dinner and presentations took place . |
| 27 | Mr. Decker grinned weakly , made a vague gesture with his hand and moved off down the aisle to buy an ice cream . |
| 28 | And a couple of girls so they got the message and then the they moved off down towar down the bottom . |
| 29 | The visual inspiration for the book was the famous advert for Start-rite shoes , showing a small boy and girl walking off down a tree-lined avenue — an innocent image if ever there was one . |
| 30 | Dorothea did not even mind when she lost her grip and wandered off down the avenues of the past , for sometimes she could accompany her , at any rate part of the way , and |