Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] down to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantage is that there is no line , visible to the fish , coming from the bait , either on the surface or going down to the bottom . |
| 2 | Alternatively nip down to the beach , or stroll down to the centre of Puerto del Carmen where the nightlife buzzes , and the cafés and bars stay open until the small hours before returning to your very own home from home apartment , complete with facilities , terrace and garden . |
| 3 | The Immense parasites twining round the trees taking root some of them at the tops of the trees and hanging down to the ground , others surrounding the trees like a crown — heard the bell bird with his incessant ting ting , the coachwhip bird & c. — a heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning — soon cleared up — every green thing looked more beautiful for its sprinkling . ’ |
| 4 | Flat roofs are laid with a slight slope so that rainwater can be collected by conventional gutters and led down to the drains . |
| 5 | Roy , 37 , even leaves Janette in the dead of night and goes down to the bar hoping to catch a glimpse of his beloved spirit . |
| 6 | After a further mile towards Chapel-le-Dale , a track turns off the road to the left and goes down to the beck in the valley bottom , arriving at a section roofed by a natural arch of considerable length . |
| 7 | Cross the road and take path going north-north-east which then bears left to Stoke Ridge and goes down to the bend in the road at Stoke Pero . |
| 8 | So I just stood there while they shouted " Jolly hockey sticks , " across as her , and then Kevin started them off singing , " How green you are , how green you are , how green you are , how green … , " ever so softly , to the tune of " Auld Lang Syne " till her bus came , and then they sang it at the tops of their voices as she staggered onto the bus and moved down to the back seat . |
| 9 | They gathered their possessions and moved down to the cold , deserted taproom . |
| 10 | So I get up and pull my dressing-gown on and head down to the cold , dusty lobby where the phone is . |
| 11 | The security guard pushed Jack out of the way and bent down to the driver 's window as the Glory slowed down . |
| 12 | He woke late on the Sunday morning after their first week , sent Ingrid back to her Gasthaus , and wandered down to the coffee shop where several of them came and ate a late breakfast . |
| 13 | Then she and Jack placed the woman in the care of the duty staff and wandered down to the staff lounge to pour themselves the dregs of the coffee . |
| 14 | From here it follows the route of the prehistoric Sewstern Lane and drops down to the Grantham Canal . |
| 15 | The green men in their cloaks of leaves and branches then discovered them , and came down to the beach and circled Dulé and his companions where they lay prone , and shook their fronds and squatted on their haunches and kicked their legs and tossed their heads and slapped palm to thigh , in order to rally them and send them off again ; pouring spirits and water into their faces to invigorate them , beating out a rhythm with their feet . |
| 16 | 11 And saw heaven opened , and a certain vessel descending unto him , as if had been a great sheet knit at the four comers , and let down to the earth . |
| 17 | When he was n't sketching or painting as a relaxation , Viktor took a rod and line down to the banks of the Moscova and fished for the grey roach that lurked in the sluggish water . |
| 18 | He unpacked and put everything away immediately and strolled down to the canal . |
| 19 | Slorne , who had been up at the back of her cage most of the day as usual , suddenly opened her wings , swung round and dropped down to the front of her cage . |
| 20 | But oh , the glory and the convenience of skiing in resorts where you step into your bindings and ski down to the lift without setting foot to snow , where you cruise all day on networks so meticulously designed that you have but to descend to find another fan of lifts at your disposal . |
| 21 | Corbett bathed in the guest-house 's one and only tub before dressing and going down to the buttery for ale and a bowl of bread and fish boiled in milk . |
| 22 | The opinions are printed and handed down to the parties rather than being read aloud . |
| 23 | I put the blade of the knife against her neck again and look down to the edge of the mattress . |
| 24 | I lift my head up and look down to the floor at the foot of the bed , where Andy is lying curled up in his sleeping bag , unseen in the shadows , which is why I was being quiet . |
| 25 | You can either join us at the relevant Channel port or take advantage of our coach service operating from 49 departure points throughout the U.K. We take the cross-Channel ferry and motor down to the south of France or Costa Brava , in style . |
| 26 | I lay my tackle down , being careful not to cause any vibrations , and creep down to the water 's edge some fifteen yards upstream of the tree . |
| 27 | Cancel the wedding or the holiday , sell the theatre/football/movie tickets , put the dog in kennels and get down to the Wembley Exhibition Centre … sharpish ! |
| 28 | Fiona telephoned during the afternoon to say that she 'd brought Harry home and he wanted to see me , so with a sigh but little reluctance I abandoned the empty page and walked down to the village . |
| 29 | One January morning , the captain got up early and walked down to the beach . |
| 30 | So left him and walked down to the river . |