Example sentences of "down [prep] [noun] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We cycled down through Vigo to the port , where we jostled with the locals to get the bikes aboard a ferry across the Ria de Vigo to Cangas on the Peninsula de Morazo , before cycling to the little sleepy fishing village of Bueu , which was quiet and unspoilt . |
| 2 | Once I went down with Jane to the village pub and we sat in the front parlour on our own , listening to what seemed to be a male voice choir performing in the next room , accompanied by mysterious foot shufflings and stampings . |
| 3 | One couple came down from London to the art gallery and have seen some very interesting works . |
| 4 | His bushy black brows , liberally sprinkled with grey , moved up and down in time to the music . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not sure I 've got anything to say , ’ he said , and closed his eyes , his foot jogging up and down in time to the beat of the dance band on the gramophone . |
| 6 | Go down at night to the Corniche , the old Portuguese part of Muscat , and you are as safe as in your air-conditioned hotel . |
| 7 | They will have to be slowed down by moderators to the energy required , and then guided to the instruments in which the scientists will study their materials . |