Example sentences of "[noun] ran down the " in BNC.

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1 Dennis ran down the concrete slope and leapt in as the craft relaunched itself with a loud splash , taking on quite a lot of water .
2 Her eyes ran down the black jacket to where the man 's watch was half hidden by a white cuff .
3 His eyes ran down the list , looking for a suitable saint 's name .
4 The blood ran down the inside of his arm , where the skin was pale , and collected in the palm of his hand as he held the wound out for Dad to look at .
5 But Jack had only one thought as he and Tina ran down the broken tarmac of the estate road , finally arriving breathless at the front door of the Shepherd 's house .
6 A long corridor ran down the length of the building with doors leading off on both sides .
7 On the east , an open stream ran down the Steine to the sea , an area where the fishermen dried their nets and the inhabitants dumped their refuse ; it was near the outlet that Russell built his house , now the site of the Albion Hotel .
8 Rain ran down the harsh planes of his face and dripped from his chin on to the slick oilskin .
9 Philip ran down the slope .
10 Philip ran down the ride .
11 Philip ran down the ride towards the field , shouting for Lee .
12 Philip ran down the bracken bank to the gate and watched him run down the field to Mrs Wright who was walking slowly down the field .
13 Yeah , and one got stuck in the , there was an entry between my father-in-law 's shop and the next one and one of these cattle ran down the entry and got stuck in the entry , you know it was only narrow and the they had to shoot it , but er oh yes it was a , that was a thing you never hear of today and you never hear of people putting tannin down when people are ill do you ?
14 The hot sun burnt his back and sweat ran down the rags of his shorts .
15 Miranda ran down the post .
16 Tears ran down the old man 's cheeks when he heard that .
17 A party of revellers in black and red velvet doublets and hose ran down the arcade , showering everyone with confetti .
18 Moments after an address by a Church Army officer , Taylor ran down the aisle and , seizing a microphone from the prison chaplain , began haranguing inmates about the system .
19 But the corkscrew had burst it like a corpulent balloon and its fluid ran down the tramp 's face , clear liquid mingling with blood .
20 He thought he saw her hand move towards her machine gun , but then one of the soldiers in white ran down the aisle and shot her again through the head .
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