Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] down the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This sophisticated-looking arrangement actually proved very simple to adjust — you just loosen the recessed screws with a coin and move the belt and harness up or down the base plat to the position you want , then retighten the screws .
2 Hence , a dynamic consideration of portfolio analysis , as applied to major investment decisions with their relatively long time horizons , does not just mean moving SBUs up or down the portfolio grid by transferring resources between them ( from ‘ cash cows ’ to ‘ problem children ’ and ‘ stars ’ ) .
3 All users may display information about their relations , up or down the family tree .
4 Once , on a tour of the Middle East , the gentlemen of the orchestra were watching him swim — cigar in place — up and down the hotel pool .
5 As we togged up and down the Seefeld baby slopes learning how to sno-plough and how to get up when you failed to sno-plough , it became apparent that this was , with or without ganglion , perhaps not going to be Jack 's Number One sport .
6 His hearty voice was soon familiar to and popular with many thousands of listeners up and down the west coast and he invariably ended his broadcasts with a special Good-Night wish to a different section of the community each evening , such as to June brides , to lighthouse keepers ‘ out there in the dark ’ , or to all dentists who might be ‘ looking down in the mouth ’ .
7 Thousands of fans up and down the country plan one minute 's peaceful demonstration to coincide with weekend kickoffs .
8 Up and down the country factory meetings debated the agreements and rejected them overwhelmingly .
9 The two great detectives prowled up and down the village street dogged by the two official policemen .
10 Outside the Company Office , Charles was given a walking stick and marched up and down the stone courtyard with other officers between the granary in which the platoons were barracked and long low buildings nearby , previously the administrative block and now being used for the same purpose in military terms .
11 I started up the bagpipes and was soon under way , marching up and down the church hall .
12 The passing out parade was held on Saturday , 23 February 1918 , which ended with Charlie marching his section up and down the parade ground keeping step with the regimental band , and for the first time feeling like a soldier even if Tommy still resembled a sack of potatoes .
13 Up and down the City Road ,
14 This option enables you to display a list of a user 's immediate relations , both up and down the family tree .
15 Sailing takes place up and down the east coast .
16 The old barges , who had once beaten their way up and down the East coast and the Channel ports , grumbled and heaved at their cables while their new owners sat back in peace .
17 It would have been enormous fun , she thought wistfully , to help work Water Gypsy up and down the canal system .
18 They 'd search the glass-tip , the marl-hole , the brickyard , and they 'd go up and down the canal tow-path , looking under the bridges .
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