Example sentences of "[adv] down the [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Right down the other end of the pipe , please , ’ said Gurder . |
| 2 | He marched purposefully down the central aisle of the ward until he found the sister . |
| 3 | She and Ethel were halfway down the next flight of stairs when they were suddenly joined by Bryce . |
| 4 | Johnson 's account pauses at the Fall of Fiers , today called Foyers , a little more than halfway down the south-eastern length of the Loch . |
| 5 | Climbing out , stood for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust to the pale moonlight , then he stepped through the gap and began to pick his way carefully down the uneven terrain of the slope , towards the crashed car below . |
| 6 | Summoning all her reserves , she swam forcefully down the whole length of the pool , and back again , gradually realising that she felt fitter than she had done for ages . |
| 7 | But she had her fair share of steel in her make-up , and she made a vow to herself which echoed eerily down the lonesome length of the lake . |
| 8 | And reached over to slide a hand along her upper arm , then down the trim length of her back . |
| 9 | She stared back at him , refusing to give an inch , then jumped when he leant forward to run a finger softly down the smooth curve of her cheek . |
| 10 | Seconds later it was her turn as Travis 's large hand echoed her own movement , gliding silkily down the undulating length of her back , hip and thigh , sending frissons of pleasure dancing along her nerve-ends . |
| 11 | Tears coursed down her cheeks and she ran blindly down the wild jungle of the grounds parallel to the thicket . |
| 12 | Holding his young son in front of him in a sort of cruel parody of his wedding procession , he was humiliatingly marched publicly down the full length of the new Chandni Chowk . |