Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In expanding their empire , the British had habitually sought out local agents through whom to impose their authority , and though these arrangements often broke down after the initial period of contact , sometimes they did not . |
| 2 | Karen pulled out of John 's arms then climbed down into the cabin . |
| 3 | The boat went on without her and a few seconds later went down under the water . |
| 4 | Dead graptoloids simply drifted down to the bottom where they were preserved by dark muds at a depth at which there was little oxygen in the water to support bottom-dwelling organisms . |
| 5 | ‘ But the lift buttons only went down to the ground floor . ’ |