Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] down [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One looked from side to side , at the two speakers , or else down at the table or , fleetingly , at one 's own side . |
| 2 | His Grosvenor International Holdings company in Canada , the United States and Australia , earned a useful £3.7million after tax last year although well down on the £8.1million of 1990 . |
| 3 | We can , we can put it all under one roof , and the d the design came out er good erm so that you could walk from the end of the , the machine shop was extended and you could walk from there into the catapult shop directly , or straight into the er fitting base , and thence down onto the welding sections . |
| 4 | The payment of a royalty allowed way-leave only on the one farm , so that all the quarry roads on that piece of land ran into the main drove and so down into the highway ’ . |
| 5 | At length , the larger of the two came out , slipped along the bank under cover of the brambles and so down into the ditch and up into the field . |
| 6 | Watching Smotty 's four-minute debut — missing an open goal whilst tying his bootlace , refusing to take a second-minute penalty until he had washed his shin pads in the puddle on the centre circle , then when he did take it hitting the corner flag — I could feel the supporters forcing my head further and further down on the block . |
| 7 | Land by the Shropshire Union Canal in Boughton and further down by the Tower Wharf could be among the prime sites . |
| 8 | London is faring particularly badly : this quarter new commissions were valued at £3,143 million , 23 per cent down on the previous quarter and dramatically down on the £7,247 million value for the same quarter last year . |
| 9 | The shape of the foam is designed to allow maximum arm and shoulder movement and so is cut narrow at the top and well down at the sides . |
| 10 | To help the casualty get the tow rope aboard the lifeboat was manoeuvred ahead , and then down across the bows of the yacht . |
| 11 | Tweed 's finger traced a route through Liège to the east and then down through the Ardennes , a remote hilly district . |
| 12 | They planned to visit the Rockies and fly on to Vancouver and then down into the States . |
| 13 | His mouth trembling , he looked at them both and then down at the knife-edge creases in his trousers . |
| 14 | Jack looked at their terrified eyes and then down at the computer screen . |
| 15 | Sunday morning , up bright and early for Sunday in those days , seven o'clock , out for a walk and then down to the church for choir . |
| 16 | They galloped into Leith , up its narrow winding streets , across the cobbled market-place where Corbett had met Bruce 's retainers , and then down to the quayside . |
| 17 | A sudden change of éaulement , an unusual turn in-out of legs or arms , or quick jumps up and then down to the floor followed by a roll over or even a somersault can accentuate the particular place that unusual movement has in the whole design . |
| 18 | After the kick is executed the kicking foot is brought back to the level of the supporting leg 's knee and then down to the floor . |
| 19 | From Fairfield walk south-east to Hart Crag ( 0.75 miles ) and then down to the gap between Hart Crag and Dove Crag ( 0.25 miles ) in the same direction . |
| 20 | This was music to my ears and , after dropping him off , headed to the appropriate bridge and then down to the canal . |
| 21 | So Thursday we , we usually come out of Bridge Street , go round the corner and then down to the end of the , car 's parked at the end of the lane . |
| 22 | It was Mary says er open the door and let him in because they 'll kill him and then down from the bedroom |
| 23 | But only down to the tiles so mine 'd only be half way . |
| 24 | Tidswell lifeguards with three slat gates were fitted and the lamp was removed from below the roof ; it was replaced by small side lamps in boxes like those on the bogie cars , but lower down on the dash . |
| 25 | In practical terms , this means that when a yellow-hot lava is first emitted , it can flow at a rate of many kilometres an hour , but lower down on the flanks of the volcano , when it is cooler , it slows to the speed of a run , and then of a fast walk . |
| 26 | The plastic the French company uses for its interior trimmings is not of high quality and looks brittle and cheap , and in most places it sounds not to be screwed as tightly down as the designers originally intended . |