Example sentences of "that [vb past] down [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had backed up against the patio , completely concealing the ornate wall and steps that led down onto the gravelled walks . |
| 2 | Eventually he was at the top of the slope that led down to the little towns of Streatley and Goring , separated , like their respective counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire , by the River Thames . |
| 3 | On the ground their scudding shadows dappled the hills , hills that tumbled down to the ragged but level line , where the uplands ended and the deep gorge-like valleys began . |
| 4 | Then they were formal again , and the company was trooping out of the courtyard and into the cold breeze that billowed down from the distant mountains , their faces set towards the east . |
| 5 | Michele lifted out Luce 's bag , passed her the crutch , and , having handed over the car keys , led her through the crush of people and vehicles to the steps that ran down to the Grand Canal . |
| 6 | In the gloom and dust inside , there were fluted columns and small , implacable stone faces with crowns that glared down from the upper walls . |
| 7 | The cave was several hundred yards across and just as high , dimly lit by lamps that stretched down from the indistinct ceiling on impossibly long cables . |