Example sentences of "down the [adj] [noun] of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The corrie looks terrifying from its base , and indeed I would hazard a guess that avalanches are pretty fond of rumbling down the upper reaches of it after spring snow . |
| 2 | When she arched finally , feeling him convulse with a groan between joy and pain , she was swept by waves of pride at the gift that had been given and received , her fingers pulling at the thick dark hair , pushing possessively over the muscles of his back , sliding down the sweat-soaked hollows of his spine to the tight muscles slackening in the aftermath of love . |
| 3 | Seconds later it was her turn as Travis 's large hand echoed her own movement , gliding silkily down the undulating length of her back , hip and thigh , sending frissons of pleasure dancing along her nerve-ends . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps Mrs Porter will do that , ’ Belinda murmured against his lips , letting her fingers trail up and down the sinewed shape of his back . |
| 5 | He suspected that perhaps McAllister , always so gallant in facing life , as he had now seen on several occasions , had tried to suppress , to crush down the awful memory of what had been done to her , had refused to give way to grief , to shed healing tears , until in his arms something had reminded her so strongly of what had passed and broken the barriers her will had erected . |
| 6 | She sluiced down the lower half of his body in the bath , rinsed the nappy and carried him back into the bedroom . |
| 7 | Guillamon leaned forward and pulled down the lower lid of his eye . |
| 8 | For example , if the pH falls below 4.5 , trout cease to produce the enzyme responsible for breaking down the outer coating of their eggs , trapping the larvae and so preventing reproduction . |
| 9 | I 've pursued him down the disappearing paths of my own psyche . |
| 10 | Rain ran down the harsh planes of his face and dripped from his chin on to the slick oilskin . |
| 11 | She stared back at him , refusing to give an inch , then jumped when he leant forward to run a finger softly down the smooth curve of her cheek . |
| 12 | Much of that radiation would have been potentially damaging : liable to break down the organic molecules of which those early organisms were composed . |
| 13 | Why did she feel no embarrassment or fear at letting her fingers trace down the hair-roughened muscles of his chest to skim the flat planes of his stomach and then move on ? |
| 14 | However , this cyclostyled news-sheet was generally moderate in tone ; in fact , it was often used by Nyerere when trying to cool down the more militant of his followers . |
| 15 | Two men , both thought to be in their twenties , broke down the back door of his home in Bletchley . |
| 16 | And reached over to slide a hand along her upper arm , then down the trim length of her back . |
| 17 | Mr Mallory flipped down the top half of his newspaper : |
| 18 | Dry-mouthed , she smoothed down the shimmering folds of her robe with fingers that shook slightly . |
| 19 | Perm lotion breaks down the natural structure of your hair , then a neutraliser resets it into a new shape around a curler . |