Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three children went down to the station at the right time , dressed in their best clothes , and the Station Master came to meet them . |
| 2 | At one stage , fourteen planes touched down in the space of a minute . |
| 3 | The local charter goes beyond the nine standards laid down by the Department of Health , with the authorities stressing the intention was to improve quality and promote openness in administration . |
| 4 | The local charter goes beyond the nine standards laid down by the Department of Health . |
| 5 | On one occasion a team of five men went down into the tunnels for which purpose they had to pass through the line of empty stabled cars . |
| 6 | To the east , well fenced and warning hung , a sheer drop of two hundred feet fell down to the golf course . |
| 7 | The two girls went down to the village that morning to secure a piece of board and some paint . |
| 8 | When the fire was out the hut grew cold and the two boys settled down for the night under their blankets . |
| 9 | ‘ Christ , Piper , that 's all we need , the bloody Navy ! ’ burst out Taff as two sailors got down from the jeep and started to unload their gear . |
| 10 | Their debacle against Essex , when the last eight wickets went down in the final 20 overs to Mark Ilott and John Childs , reflected a temperamental flaw that has repeatedly dogged the county . |