Example sentences of "down the [noun] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dumps are increasingly required to have special liners to stop moisture from seeping in ; to collect and treat any liquid that does get in ; to monitor the waste that is added to a dump ; and to provide for shutting down the landfill at the end of its life and cleaning up any environmental damage that may come later . |
| 2 | When O put down the phone at the end of this first call , he did not know how to say goodbye to Boy ; he did not know what name to use . |
| 3 | Crouched low to the ground , Zambia fled across the yard and down the alley at the back . |
| 4 | Beau finished halfway down the field at the end of Day 2 . |
| 5 | He felt the contact was so invaluable that he was prepared to turn down the job at the head of one of the UK 's premier blue-chip companies if it meant making such a sacrifice . |
| 6 | This trick took hours of practice , up and down the landing at the hostel while the other girls looked at her as if she had taken leave of her senses . |
| 7 | The blast which had flung down the doors at the front had strangely left the windows intact , but when Pat arrived home it was decided that it would be better to leave Julia in the bed in the cellar . |
| 8 | Mallachy spun the chambers and squinted down the barrel at the cottage lights . |