Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] down [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Triumphantly , he slapped a wodge of notes down on the polished mahogany counter , as if anxious to be rid of it , and snatching a 12 bore from the gunsmith , he strode out into the square . |
| 2 | There is limited parking at Belle Vue ( SE343197 ) beside the Calder & Hebble Navigation ( April 84 guide ) which ends at Fall Ing Lock , below which are a flight of steps down to a convenient platform . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're lucky you 're up this end of the Cages with us because there 's … ’ and here he dropped his voice into a horrified whisper , ‘ … there 's a couple of vultures down at the other end . |
| 4 | It so happens that the names Upehull , Upsall and Upshall occur in the records of one very small village — the first in a lay subsidy roll of 1327 , the second in a manorial court roll of November 1550 , and the third in a number of documents down to the latest twentieth-century electoral rolls . |
| 5 | News coverage tends to reduce the complex process of strikes down to a single issue . |
| 6 | Millions of miles down in the black , twisted heart of me I do . |
| 7 | He opened the door of a big airy room with views down to the great river itself . |
| 8 | The guy who let us in flops down on an old divan . |
| 9 | She puts the American syndrome of being addicted to addictions down to the growing influence of many of the New Age therapies . |
| 10 | It subsequently evolved into a lower-case ‘ Roman ’ face , and with the capital lettering mentioned in the preceding paragraph is still employed by printers down to the present day . |