Example sentences of "down the steep [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police are trying to find out what caused the car to go out of control , cross the road and overturn down the steep embankment at just after 1pm . |
| 2 | The youngster had fallen down the steep embankment on the Colchester side of the station , injuring her back and legs , and was unable to move . |
| 3 | They did not squeal and race about in panic , but allowed themselves to be driven through the house and down the steep ramp to the underground slaughter-house without protest . |
| 4 | She was afraid then , rather as a skier might feel when he looks down the steep whiteness of a dangerous slope , or a high diver who seems far above the water , but the sensation was so unusual to her that she could n't be sure that it was entirely unpleasant still strongly mixed , as it was , with curiosity . |
| 5 | With Penry in front of her to see she did n't slip , their progress was slow down the steep path towards the strip of land which formed the waist of the figure-of-eight . |
| 6 | Fei Yen stood by the window looking down the steep slope towards the terrace and the ornamental lake . |
| 7 | Instead , ordinary dogwood , wineberries and bamboo ramble down the steep bank to the side of the garden , providing a natural extension to the view of Blaise Park beyond . |
| 8 | I walk down the steep flight of stairs . |