Example sentences of "down [pron] [noun] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He puts it down at the base of the new li ga — the stripped pine trunk that all the men brought back from the forest and erected early this morning — and pours some water over the lamb 's head and in a stripe down its back to the base of the tail . |
| 2 | And they make an attractive alternative to fencing for the boundaries of their confined plot , while a narrow , curving lawn helps to lead the eye down its length to the summerhouse , bog garden and pools at the bottom . |
| 3 | Over the river , the banners glinted red over the fort , and the long line of its shadow began to creep down its rock to the east . |
| 4 | Her hair was no longer confined in plaits , but hung down her back to the base of her spine . |
| 5 | In dismay he put aside his tools and set down his reaction to the disaster on paper . |
| 6 | So you can work out in advance the question there is , and try and condense down , prepare your answers mentally , prepare for those question areas , and condense down your arguments to the point where you can put them across succinctly . |