Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] down [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It reaches right down into the companies themselves . |
| 2 | This huge circular chamber has walls which are inlaid with a complete circle of archways , and in the centre of the room is a spiral staircase which leads directly down to the dungeons ( location 69 ) . |
| 3 | At the outer edge of each shelf , the sea floor plunges precipitously down into the depths . |
| 4 | How is it that police forces such as Lothian and Borders are this year reporting crime rates back down to the levels of 1981 ? |
| 5 | From the pastoral comforts of the Plateau de Bénou , the road twists abruptly down past the villages of Bilhères and of Bielle , another valley ‘ capital ’ this , with some fine fifteenth-and sixteenth-century house fronts , but particularly commendable as a slated roofs cape seen from higher up the road — this is Béarn , and grey slates arc what you expect on roofs , no longer Basque tiles . |
| 6 | The shirt comes right down over the feet , and threaded through with a woollen thread at the ankles , with tassels at the end . |