Example sentences of "came down [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The little plane came down at the old airport , south of the town . |
2 | Then Handlebar 's cock suddenly jumped into the air , flew the distance that separated it from its rival and came down on the darker bird with its neck arched and talons open . |
3 | He took in Marcus 's absence , went upstairs and came down with the pale boy behind him . |
4 | So Morag when she came down , came down for the whole week . |
5 | As the curtain came down for the fourth time the ‘ helpers ’ all gave a huge sigh and reverted back to responsible adults ! |
6 | He came down to the front door with me . |
7 | Cathery also added : " Lewis and Cannon ( the branch secretary ) came down to the Central Office and I let [ them ] see all the books , cheque book , bank passbook etc. ; in fact all they wanted to see . |
8 | Inevitably it came down to the same couple of answers — her mortgage , her job . |
9 | The Land Rover came down to the main road between Lochgilphead and Lochgair . |
10 | She might have sat all afternoon , nibbling and stuporous , exhausted but not sleepy ; but the glazier finally came down from the upper floor , cheerfully announcing that all was now right and tight and he would be on his way . |
11 | My talk with Quintin had more content since he said that if another peer came down from the Upper House he would withdraw from public life whether he was in the Upper or Lower House . |
12 | The smells that came down from the higher ground might tell him something . |