Example sentences of "[noun] go down to the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Times to go down to the pits and the sun came out .
2 ‘ Brother , ’ he whispered , ‘ we have the Regent 's permission to go down to the Springall house now , to examine and take anything we wish .
3 Or what we could do , well , what I mean is , maybe would n't do any harm going down to the pub tonight to see if the others are there , only a quick drink mind , we ca n't be sure what they 're like yet — ’
4 ‘ We decided to build a balcony with steps going down to the garden , but our builder advised us to think about the year-round advantages of a conservatory , ’ Claudia explained .
5 There were some steps going down to the foreshore near a riverside pub .
6 When the dun evening comes the kids go down to the irrigation channels for some bilharzia bathing .
7 Toby went down to the door and returned , followed by Sikes .
8 Gazza 's former Spurs team-mate Gary Lineker turned his talents to cricket yesterday and made 103 for Cross Arrows at Lord 's , but his side went down to the Stock Exchange by five wickets
9 Gloria and Dot went down to the Town Hall once a fortnight to collect Dot 's vitamin ration .
10 So Dr Losberne went down to the kitchen to talk to the three servants who had surprised Sikes and Oliver during the robbery .
11 On Thursday night — late night shopping — Nails went down to the supermarket in his anorak with the big pockets and lifted six electric plugs , four pairs of scissors and a pair of pillowcases which he sold to a friend of his father 's for three pounds .
12 The luggage had been collected and Maggie went down to the foyer , ready to leave .
13 The guardian asked three climbers going down to the village to inform the police , as he was unable to contact them himself since the refuge radio was broken .
14 There were hundreds of ropes going down to the stage below — it was a long , long way down .
15 Could that be when Wetherby left his room to go down to the kitchen ? ’
16 Almost without being aware of it I 'd progressed from the hesitancy of my first few days there to a strong positive desire to go down to the starting gate : any starting gate , anywhere .
17 Music 24 songs and nothin' to hear Geoff Dyer goes down to the Springsteen river , and finds that it 's dry
18 What with the doctor going straight out and the deceased going down to the kitchen to thank both staff for a very good meal there was n't time — even if she took it herself , which is unlikely from all I hear . ’
19 It 's in reasonable repair up to that point , but then it forks , one fork joining the Taverna road again , a short stretch that 's in good shape , and the other going down to the city .
20 Owen went down to the souk himself .
21 Our fourth child had been born 10 years previously and I do n't expect anyone believed there would be any more , but my wife and I thought we were getting too old too quickly , so we would have another two ; and on November 5 that year my wife went down to the bonfire which was already alight and saw on top of it a dropside cot she had been keeping , and which had served the four children , a relatively new carricot , and other items of that sort .
22 On the evening of a masked ball in the palace she came visiting with Bothwell and other lords , and while she chatted to her husband they — with or without her knowledge went down to the cellar to prepare the gunpowder stored there .
23 ‘ So tell me , Ibrahim , what happened when you and Abu went down to the river ? ’
24 She slipped her hand through the crook of his arm once they emerged into the foyer and they walked in silence to the lift to go down to the basement car park .
25 Back at Templecombe , now over his shock , Mandeville paced around like an angry cat , hurling abuse at Santerre , telling Lady Beatrice to stop screaming and order servants to go down to the village and bring wise women to attend to Southgate .
26 Yeah , I saw , I passed him this morning going down to the garage with some wood
27 I made a fuss about being first in the queue going down to the car-decks .
28 After he had gone Tristram and Jennifer went down to the end of the orchard where they could be out of sight of the house .
29 Some nights , me and Sarah went down to the ocean with a few flasks
30 ‘ Did Master Ruthven go down to the kitchen or buttery or ask for any victuals to be sent up ? ’ asked Catesby .
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