Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] down the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were less than a dozen of them , as they went under the collegiate arch of the street entrance and down the glass-roofed passageway leading to the church itself . |
| 2 | Simply pass the end of the yarn through the threader and down the hollow tube , attach the weight , and away you go , in moments you have a length of cord ready to use however you wish . |
| 3 | Mildred squeezed through the gap and set off as fast as possible along the corridor and down the spiral staircase to the yard . |
| 4 | Then you ride out alone , across the springing grass all beset with tiny jewel-like flowers ; you ride up the rushy mountains and down the rushy glens and come to the mouth of the dragon 's cave . |
| 5 | Formal speeches were made by practically every one present , and after each speech one had to have a toast and down the requisite amount of liquour after clinking glasses and saying ‘ gambei ’ ( ‘ empty your glass ’ ) . |
| 6 | She walked past Ivy Cottage and down the narrow roadway . |
| 7 | This creeps across the shelf and down the continental slope , spreading along the sea-bed ; much of it is formed over the shelves of the Weddell and Ross bights , and from there it spreads far northward into the northern hemisphere . |
| 8 | He walked out of the room and down the broad staircase . |
| 9 | We walked on until we reached an unlit stretch of the Corniche , then climbed over a low wall and down the short slope to the river 's edge where we were out of sight of the sentries . |
| 10 | He glanced sideways , his gaze travelling from her honey-blonde head and down the violet cashmere serape which topped a black turtle-neck sweater and pencil-slim leggings . |
| 11 | Sam had blood on his white jacket and down the white ruffles . |
| 12 | As the teeth sink into the flesh , the pressure of this action squeezes venom out of the glands and down the hollow tubes of the paired fangs . |
| 13 | The other three pairs came from the trees and down the sloping fields in complete silence . |
| 14 | She started the engine and turned the jeep so that its tyres squealed , then drove back down the drive and down the pretty hillside , wanting only to be somewhere by herself to sit and mourn . |
| 15 | They did not squeal and race about in panic , but allowed themselves to be driven through the house and down the steep ramp to the underground slaughter-house without protest . |
| 16 | There were outbreaks of violence in the Borders and down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh . |