Example sentences of "[vb base] down [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The capes are famous for a confused and ugly swell , and peculiar lumps of wind that crash down from the coastal peaks of the Taurus Mountains . |
| 2 | I persuaded them both to come out of the room the same way , as I had no key to the door , and took Heathcliff down into the warm servants ' kitchen with me , while Catherine returned to her guests and the dancing . |
| 3 | Krakatoa is merely the first of a whole chain of active volcanoes which arc down through the Indonesian islands and round the Pacific to form what geologists call the Ring of Fire . |
| 4 | It actually comes down to then , a more local area could be eighteen to twenty into Harlow , and then as you break down into the other figures , that then comes into a road and a postcode will actually go down to about fifteen houses in total , by putting your door number at the end of it , it makes it identifiable to your premises . |
| 5 | Lycian rock tombs glare down onto the two yachts in Tomb Bay |
| 6 | And er one day I was bathing Judy in the hut and the bell went and I just had to wrap a towel round her , you know , and run down to the sandy wadders And things got so bad , we went back to Khartoum |
| 7 | Ground beetles — normally fierce predators — often bed down with the same insects that they hunt in warmer seasons . |
| 8 | The opening episode of ‘ The Daleks ’ , ‘ The Dead Planet ’ premiers the use of Inlay in Doctor Who for one of the most historic shots in the programme 's history — the awesome moment when the Doctor , Ian , Barbara and Susan first look down at the glittering towers of the Dalek city , gleaming , some miles distant , in the rays of the setting sun . |
| 9 | Ms Johnston uses the world war as a springboard into other conflicts ; that between England and Ireland ; between Ireland north and south , and even within the south itself , as the English officers look down on the Irish men , and the northern Irish sergeant barely conceals his contempt for the southern Catholics in his ranks . |
| 10 | Below , I look down on the differing surfaces , the differing states of ripeness from light green through to gold . |
| 11 | At the end of this road , walk a short way over the grassy hillside and look down on the turquoise waters of the bay ( Baia de Abra ) . |
| 12 | From the terrace beside the chapel you look down on the playing fields of Eton . |
| 13 | Yeah , well I mean , that 's a , that 's a difficult one , inside information , when you get down below the top ranks there are lots of people in the mid mi medium-ranks who would know about insider dealing , and I 'm sure use it . |
| 14 | BEN and JACQUI ( far right ) get down to the latest sounds . |
| 15 | BEN and JACQUI ( far right ) get down to the latest sounds . |
| 16 | There were countless small libraries that ran on into the 1930s and even later , right down to the small cornershop lending libraries of the kind George Orwell worked in ( it is strange how , when you get down to the basic phenomena of literacy in England , he keeps cropping up ) . |
| 17 | With the drainage sill in place , drill down through the pre-drilled holes into the frame below . |
| 18 | Most conference venues fall down on the little matters of personal caring . |
| 19 | Steep paths lead down through the landscaped gardens and over a foot-bridge to the main building directly across the road . |