Example sentences of "[conj] go down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantage is that there is no line , visible to the fish , coming from the bait , either on the surface or going down to the bottom . |
| 2 | Once in a while at least , the philosopher must be allowed to approach the psychologist as a counsellor and to say : if you leave the Sorbonne by the exit in the Rue Saint-Jacques , you can either turn up the hill or go down towards the river : if you go up , you will get to the Panthéon which is the resting place of a few great men , but if you go downhill then you 're bound to end up at the Préfecture de Police . |
| 3 | One that goes down on the floor ! |
| 4 | But not to go all the way to Saint-Palais ; rather , after eight miles , turn to the right , over a crest , along a very minor road that goes down to the hamlet and caves of Isturits . |
| 5 | Erm imaginary line that goes down through the middle of a ball , yes , through there Jupiter . |
| 6 | The great Te Deum and Jubilate in D are generously supplemented with four major verse anthems-My Heart Is Inditing , O Sing Unto The Lord , They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships and Praise The Lord , O Jerusalem . |
| 7 | " They that go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters ; these men see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep … so when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble He delivereth them out of this distress . |
| 8 | The fields that go down to the railway ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The floorboards that went down to the water with Harry , they stayed under . |
| 10 | There was quite a gang of us that went down to the station — four Walshes and me . |
| 11 | She liked wearing the cap ; it made her feel different , as did the long grey coat that went down to the top of her boots , because then she did not feel like Millie Forester , whose mother and father were dead and had no-one belonging to her , except the fat woman and the man with short legs , but more like a princess who , every now and again , donned strange clothes and went out among the common people , and was kind to them , and yet always remained a princess under the disguise . |
| 12 | Moderator I am not convinced that in rejecting the legislation that went down under the Barrier Act , presbyteries were merely endorsing the status quo . |
| 13 | Michael had long eyelashes and freckles that went down inside the neck of his uniform . |
| 14 | Roy , 37 , even leaves Janette in the dead of night and goes down to the bar hoping to catch a glimpse of his beloved spirit . |
| 15 | After a further mile towards Chapel-le-Dale , a track turns off the road to the left and goes down to the beck in the valley bottom , arriving at a section roofed by a natural arch of considerable length . |
| 16 | Cross the road and take path going north-north-east which then bears left to Stoke Ridge and goes down to the bend in the road at Stoke Pero . |
| 17 | Corbett bathed in the guest-house 's one and only tub before dressing and going down to the buttery for ale and a bowl of bread and fish boiled in milk . |
| 18 | So at baptism , the new Christian would be immersed and go down into the river or the immersion font in Burmese skirt and coat , and on emerging from the water be clothed with the three garments of a Burmese monk , only white in colour instead of saffron , this signing acceptance as a mature member of the religious community and the cleansing from sin . |
| 19 | They would put on their old trousers and wellingtons , and go down to the allotment , to the damp-smelling shed where her father kept his gardening things . |
| 20 | Look , take this sovereign and go down to the station . |
| 21 | In the flat below , a teenage couple quarrelled about whether it was safe to leave the baby and go down to the pub . |
| 22 | There was a pause , then he said , ‘ Well now , would you be very kind and go down to the cabin and fetch me a bottle of wine , Jim ? |
| 23 | How could anyone know that Wetherby was going to get hungry and go down to the kitchen for some cheese ? |
| 24 | They fell into step together , and went down onto the path which followed the bank of the stream , Jehan laughed softly , and then he sat down in the middle of the carpet to eat the last of the sweet cakes . |
| 25 | When they were out of sight , Mungo touched the golden glass ball for luck and went down to the yard . |
| 26 | He picked up his jacket and went down to the basement . |
| 27 | She got up and went down to the kitchen to start getting their dinner . |
| 28 | When she woke in the morning , she pulled on her dressing-gown and went down to the kitchen to make some tea . |
| 29 | Charles shuffled through his pockets for a two p piece and went down to the phone . |
| 30 | I left Kristin and Sabine in the garden talking to the bodyboarding champion of the world and went down to the beach . |