Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] down from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Because he believed that Charles just is n't going to make it — and the sovereign 's relationship with her heir has always been difficult — Prince Philip urged her to assert that she had no intention of stepping down from the throne , that she must and will remain for the duration . ’ |
2 | As usual I felt a little trepidation before the climb , but this was dwarfed by the thought of skiing down from the refuge , across the Argentiere glacier , and up to the bergshrund below the face . |
3 | It was all so sudden it made her feel queer ; affecting her stomach like looking down from the top of a cliff or riding on a Big Dipper . |
4 | It had been going more and more slowly since diving down from the weathercock . |
5 | The character of the whole place is best assessed by walking down from the castle rather than climbing east to west . |
6 | Having read a few of your articles I tried sighting the neck by looking down from the headstock end ( as you frequently suggest ) and the neck appears to be very curved , almost banana shaped ! |