Example sentences of "down [prep] sea [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because no seismic sources have been detected above sea level in the whole period of observation , we conclude that the fractured region and possibly the intrusion also extend down below sea level . |
| 2 | The small boy at the Green demonstration in the Maldives has no doubt : his home-made banner read ‘ Down with Sea Level Rise ’ . |
| 3 | With instrument panel shattered and the cockpit full of bullet holes , he was forced down to sea level where the engine stopped and the aircraft started to burn on its left side . |
| 4 | By going down to sea level , you can walk out on to the Rocker de la Vierge , reached by a short gangway , which has a statue of the Virgin on top and the beginnings of a jetty planned by the Emperor Napoleon III but never finished because the sea kept demolishing it . |
| 5 | In the south-eastern corner between the Hadhlamaut and the Persian Gulf , lies Rub' al Khali , the Empty Quarter , which consists essentially of a low plateau sloping northwards from about 300 m ( 1000 ft ) down to sea level and covered to a considerable extent with sand dunes . |
| 6 | E/A kept on steady course at about 220mph until attacked , when he dived down to sea level at about 250–280pmh [ sic ] and I made two attacks one at 16000 when E/A took slight evasive action by executing gentle turns . |
| 7 | McKenzie was out of ammunition , but followed an enemy aircraft down to sea level , stuck up a wing and chopped off its tail — he was lucky to be able to regain control of his own aircraft , ’ Mr Lynch said . |
| 8 | At this time of year , mid-Autumn , the snow has usually not arrived in Tromsø and it is possible for you to have the hills to yourself in Tromsdalen or , better , in Lyngen , but this year there was already a metre of the stuff down at sea level . |
| 9 | Holes 4 to 12 are down at sea level , the rest on the cliff tops and exposed to swirling sea breezes which punish injudicious ambition . |