Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] down into the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Stok walked down into the darkness .
2 Corbett stared down into the water .
3 Trent dropped down into the galley and took his time searching out a tin of ginger biscuits .
4 Alan climbed down into the vat and began handing the parts to him .
5 The hero Theseus went down into the underworld to support his friend Pirithous in an attempt to carry off Proserpine , Queen of Hades .
6 Duncan peeped down into the water of the loch and , just then , the wind blew strong and fast making the water splash and ripple and the green weeds slithered about under the surface .
7 Owen stepped down into the cell , bent and looked through the doorway into the burial vault .
8 Owen went down into the courtyard .
9 Sarella looked down into the courtyard where Peter was busily taking off his skis .
10 Owen slid down into the courtyard in a small shower of mud and masonry .
11 Then , to the delight of those lucky enough to be in the front rows , Jon leapt down into the crowd and shook hands with the sea of people almost engulfing him .
12 Dyson peered down into the darkness after it , driving the car steadily out across the white line in the middle of the road .
13 While the adults talked to the police , and the police listened to their explanation with incredulity , Jack , Tina and Ho stared down into the pit .
14 Billy pointed down into the valley .
15 Lever looked back up at the screen , watching the young T'ang step down into the darkness .
16 A few minutes later Nathan jumped down into the cockpit once more and hauled out the roller-reefed headsail .
17 As she struggled into the stiff shiny yellow jacket and leggings , obviously made for someone twice her size , Nathan jumped down into the cockpit .
18 Ward slipped down into the driving seat again and slammed the roof shut .
19 Dr Martin O'Reilly stared down into the child 's face and sighed .
20 One day Cassowary flopped down into the clearing in front of Bower-bird 's pretty little house .
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