Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] down [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Potted shrubs of sombre green flanked a flight of broad , shallow rockfoam steps leading down to a doorway covered by thick curtains of the darkest purple . |
| 2 | Others flow into a stone tank or pond , or have a brick well-housing , with steps leading down to the water . |
| 3 | She had reached the pier now , and , still fighting against the wind , made for the flight of iron steps leading down to the beach . |
| 4 | There was a gate in the wall that overlooked the seashore — the wall where she and Guido had stood last night — with a flight of stone steps leading down to the beach . |
| 5 | The Doctor looked back from the short flight of steps leading down to the entry hall , and watched the TARDIS dematerialize with a feeling of pain at seeing his ship go without him . |
| 6 | The slight figure of a woman emerged from the hotel and stood on the steps leading down to the terrace , scanning the tables with anxious eyes and making agitated , jerky movements with her hands . |
| 7 | Seen from the rear , the house was exactly as she had described it , square and imposing with a flight of elegant stone steps leading down onto the grass . |
| 8 | There 's an underground thing — you know , steps going down to a station , so I go down there and wander around for a bit . |
| 9 | ‘ We decided to build a balcony with steps going down to the garden , but our builder advised us to think about the year-round advantages of a conservatory , ’ Claudia explained . |
| 10 | There were some steps going down to the foreshore near a riverside pub . |
| 11 | The sea wall ended , steps going down from the promenade and burying themselves in sand . |
| 12 | And there are steps going down from the drawing room , and up from the dining room . |
| 13 | And then they had the adits coming down from the top . |
| 14 | He said that his men were held back by the heat of the fire , which stripped plaster from the walls , burnt floorboards and brought ceilings crashing down onto the ground floor of the semidetached house . |
| 15 | But I did see black guillemots swimming down in the bay , and a gully full of boulders where they probably nest . ’ |
| 16 | Set in tropical gardens leading down to the beach , the Nyali Beach is one of Kenya 's best known hotels . |
| 17 | It 's set in its own park with beautiful rolling gardens leading down to the road which separates the hotel from its own private beach , yet is only a few minutes from the centre . |
| 18 | There were wires running down towards the floor . |
| 19 | The guardian asked three climbers going down to the village to inform the police , as he was unable to contact them himself since the refuge radio was broken . |
| 20 | There were hundreds of ropes going down to the stage below — it was a long , long way down . |
| 21 | Half an hour later Penelope was encased — for it was a fraction too tight for her — in the lame cocktail dress with the hem roughly tacked up , the sequin trimming torn away from the neck and a string of black beads hanging down below the waist . |
| 22 | There are few more pathetic sights than aggrieved bowlers staring down at the popping-crease after being no-balled , craning neck insinuating that the umpire was in error . |
| 23 | In the side-streets running down towards the river theatregoers are looking for parking-spaces , but on the pavements there 's no one but a few belated bureaucrats like myself , heading for trains and Tubes . |
| 24 | Once dolphins locate a school of fish , they spread out , some individuals diving down to the school of prey to herd it to the surface by swimming around and under the fish in an ever-tightening formation . |
| 25 | At first , I thought it was spilt wine but then it spread and I noticed little splashes coming down from the ceiling above . |
| 26 | Sheep browsed on the foothills sweeping down to the river . |
| 27 | The place was not a very grand huge château , but it was imposing and romantic nevertheless , with lawned terraces sweeping down to the drive , great old trees around it and a small lake to one side that actually lapped the lower walls . |
| 28 | Situated on Beruwela Beach , the Neptune is a comfortable hotel set in a palm grove with lawns leading down to the sea . |
| 29 | They were standing in a narrow hall , with a bicycle propped against one wall and stairs leading down to a basement . |
| 30 | The entrance from the road is in the top floor , with all the rooms and public areas on lower levels leading down to the lakeside . |