Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It came and went in swirling waves that rushed down from the ceiling and swallowed her up . |
| 2 | I hurried down steep Flower Hill , a flowerless road of grey terraced houses and shops that led down to the bridge and the weir . |
| 3 | The barges used to come down the Leeds and Liverpool canal right down to Tate and Lyle 's , where they had chutes that came down from the building into the barges and the coal was sucked up because the coal was very fine ; and the poor people there — they 'd be on the other side of the canal and one would perhaps get on a barge and throw two or three pieces of coal and then scamper up . |
| 4 | Michele lifted out Luce 's bag , passed her the crutch , and , having handed over the car keys , led her through the crush of people and vehicles to the steps that ran down to the Grand Canal . |
| 5 | It had backed up against the patio , completely concealing the ornate wall and steps that led down onto the gravelled walks . |
| 6 | For at that moment , directly below the steps that led down to the Moebius Strip , the float of dummy Capellans was purring serenely by . |
| 7 | Luke Travis was standing at the top of the short flight of stone steps that led down to the garden . |
| 8 | She blinked as they emerged into blinding brightness and searing heat , and paused to fumble for her sunglasses before they descended the broad flight of steps that led down to the canal . |
| 9 | He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand . |
| 10 | He managed to murmur Mayli 's name , then closed his eyes and slid down to the floor . |
| 11 | He rubbed his eyes and peered down from the top bunk . |
| 12 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 13 | He 'd expected it and just shrugged his shoulders and sat down on the stool . |
| 14 | The shallow burial phase was dominated by pore waters that were derived from surface environments and percolated down through the buried sediments ( Fig. 6 ) . |
| 15 | At the well they left their books and went down to the shore . |
| 16 | Elisabeth was hot ; she took off her raincoat , set down the knapsack containing her lunch and some books and sat down on the bench opposite a thicket of hazel , through which a path had been cut . |
| 17 | The priest rested his elbows on his knees and looked down at the floor . |
| 18 | Bodie went up the steps and stared down at the girl , who looked up at him pathetically . |
| 19 | The cave was several hundred yards across and just as high , dimly lit by lamps that stretched down from the indistinct ceiling on impossibly long cables . |
| 20 | Oliver sighed deeply , stuffed his treasure back into his pockets and sat down on the grass to watch . |
| 21 | Jessica got to her knees , holding herself and snorting , then staggered to her feet and ran down to the water . |
| 22 | The lassitude still on her , she came slowly to her feet and looked down at the boy , who stood up , shifting uneasily . |
| 23 | Fulke shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor . |
| 24 | As Vimla pirouetted , pulling her sari over her head in a parody of the Dance of the Seven Veils , Chaman Guru put down the cymbals and got down to the serious business of collecting money . |
| 25 | They gathered their possessions and moved down to the cold , deserted taproom . |
| 26 | Michael had long eyelashes and freckles that went down inside the neck of his uniform . |
| 27 | ‘ The floorboards that went down to the water with Harry , they stayed under . |
| 28 | So many lights ; the yellow lights of the arc-lamps that shone down on the river-bank ; the white lights from the flashes of the police photographers ; the blue lights of the police cars that lingered still around the scene . |
| 29 | I put both hands on the rails and vaulted down to the accommodation deck . |
| 30 | The monster fell asleep in a drunken stupor and Susa-no-wo then cut it to pieces and settled down with the maiden . |