Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [vb base] down [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ms Johnston uses the world war as a springboard into other conflicts ; that between England and Ireland ; between Ireland north and south , and even within the south itself , as the English officers look down on the Irish men , and the northern Irish sergeant barely conceals his contempt for the southern Catholics in his ranks . |
| 2 | Steep paths lead down through the landscaped gardens and over a foot-bridge to the main building directly across the road . |
| 3 | Magnificent Georgian houses are clustered together while their large and colourful gardens sweep down to the river . |
| 4 | According to the ADC , in the cases quoted by councils the properties by and large fulfilled all the principal criteria set down by the Government for a property suitable for occupation by older people , ie that it was let to persons over pensionable age ; access was relatively easy ; the accommodation was on level ground ; the dwelling had no more than two bedrooms ; the heating arrangements were adequate ; the property was reasonably conveniently located . |
| 5 | When these shops close down for the night , the sound of heavy breathing from their stock must rival that of a porn cinema . |
| 6 | Some nectar-eating ants cut down on the time they spend searching for food by using their body clock to alert them to mealtimes . |
| 7 | These principles expand upon the basic standards set down in the rules of Conduct and indicate the standards which members should seek to achieve in the interests of good practice . |
| 8 | Electric rays lurk down on the ocean bed , often in shallow water , and they can deliver a painful shock to any person unfortunate enough to step on one . |
| 9 | And when the first visors were introduced they made the heavy hats flop down over the troops ' faces . |
| 10 | The distribution of life expectancy across countries is not symmetrical : the lower half of the distribution is more spread out than the upper half ( figure 11.7 ) ; many countries are pushing up against what looks like some kind of a ceiling of around seventy-seven years , while some poorer countries trail down in the forties and two countries ( Sierra Leone and Guinea ) even and leaf display of raw data register a staggering thirty-eight years . |
| 11 | Neat fields slope down to the still water . |
| 12 | We had two perfect days skiing , early morning climbs being rewarded by long sweeping runs back down to the valley bottom on sun-softened neve . |
| 13 | He knew he was very much in the reckoning to skip a Northern Ireland rink in next year 's Commonwealth Games in Canada and yesterday 's double defeat could well be talked about when the Irish selectors sit down in the not too distant future to pick their side . |
| 14 | Hanging vines drip down into the canyon which resounds with the sounds of frogs and birds and the sweet smell of Madonna lilies . |
| 15 | After Kensaleyre , this beautiful road , a territory of hawks , runs by Loch Snizort Beag , and from the calm grassy uplands , well-to-do houses look down on the waters where the opportunities for boats seem infinite . |
| 16 | Further important subsurface information comes from the several boreholes put down in the search for coal by the Department of Commerce on the advice of the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland . |
| 17 | Ewan Murray , the Games council 's chairman , said cost was not a factor in selecting the team , but only 15 athletes achieved the stringent qualifying standards set down by the Scottish Amateur Athletic Associaton — and one , Allister Hutton , is not going to Auckland because he wished to run in the 10,000 metres instead of the marathon , for which he had qualified . |
| 18 | The dangerous stinging tentacles hang down below the float . |
| 19 | The new margins extend down to the division mark . |
| 20 | Two children climb down into the hole ( having first borrowed a rope ladder ! ) and try to talk to the creature . |
| 21 | 'Little Bunnies ' is a very popular song and it helps if one or two adults lie down with the children . |
| 22 | The blackened roots reach down into the water itself , like the arms of a negro tickling trout . |
| 23 | It is a rambling Tudor house run by John and Margaret Parker , whose breakfast room and drawing room look out over a wonderful walled garden , beyond which fields of grazing cows stretch down to the river . |