Example sentences of "[adv] down [prep] the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those going by sea of course came right down to the quay in in Porthmadog . |
| 2 | His face was burned right down to the bone in places , and one eye had curdled into a white lump . |
| 3 | But the Globe burnt right down to the ground in an hour . |
| 4 | Never again would it scorch down the winding lanes to the Saracen 's Head in Lincoln , the destination for most of the RAF Officers in the neighbourhood on their nights off , or even just down to the local in the village . |
| 5 | I left the broch and walked uphill as far as I could without disturbing the bird colony , then made my way towards the southern end of the island , where the land sloped gradually down to the sea in long , flat terraces of rock . |
| 6 | They encountered no difficulties en route , although they had to traverse one of the most dangerous ambush points in all South Scotland , at Pease Dean , where the Lammermuirs came directly down to the coast in steep wooded slopes cut up by deep ravines , and round which travellers had to wend their narrow , devious way . |
| 7 | She lifted Albert 's arms from the table , sat herself promptly down on the newspaper in front of Albert and let his arms fall on each side of her . |
| 8 | She went straight down to the kitchen in the basement where her mutterings turned into a clear expression of disgust at the mess , cooking vessels all over the place and nothing cleared up . |