Example sentences of "[adv] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right down past the big dole office in town , up that way , and then that way , instead of coming through Green . |
| 2 | That 's what we 're aiming for here — trying to make individually-designed guitars with real integrity that you can take right down off the shelf and use at a gig . ’ |
| 3 | She did n't find it , but buried right down at the bottom she did find a tape cassette in a box . |
| 4 | Right down at the bottom there by the apple tree . |
| 5 | It was probably whilst flying high over an approaching enemy that one Goblin got a bit carried away , and steering himself as best as he could with his crude wings , crashed right down onto the enemy army . |
| 6 | While the first group of dogs feeds — it takes just a few seconds for them to finish the bowls , right down to the lick clean — I huff on my fingers , more hopefully than knowingly . |
| 7 | Cut them when they are about half open , but not right down to the ground ; be sure to leave at least two sets of leaves on the stem . |
| 8 | Sam said , frowning , ‘ You ca n't have dived out under the curtain , it goes right down to the river bed . ’ |
| 9 | In loving detail , right down to the rancid smell of burnt onions from hamburger vans , Reid describes three days spent at the races with his charmingly unsavoury friends A. J. Kincaid , John Moynahan and the Major . |
| 10 | If you were designing the ultimate holiday resort for Club 18–30 , you would copy San Antonio right down to the last bar and grain of sand . |
| 11 | The sweeping lawns and garden lead right down to the lake , where there is a small private beach , and fabulous views of the Borromean Islands . |
| 12 | You had to go right down to the bottom to the lavatory : that was a game , that was . |
| 13 | There were countless small libraries that ran on into the 1930s and even later , right down to the small cornershop lending libraries of the kind George Orwell worked in ( it is strange how , when you get down to the basic phenomena of literacy in England , he keeps cropping up ) . |
| 14 | This letter simply must go tonight , and I ca n't go right down to the G.P.O. or I shall be late for my appointment . ’ |
| 15 | This implies that capital charges will go right down to the departmental level in the budgetary control system . |
| 16 | Looking like huge , animated pine-cones , these unusual animals are covered in large , overlapping scales that extend right down to the tip of the long , prehensile tail . |
| 17 | Dogs have been bred for many different tasks , from the massive guard dogs and fighting dogs right down to the little toy dogs and lap-dogs . |
| 18 | He possessed a lovely long tail which swept right down to the ground and it was a lovely sight to see him turn round . |
| 19 | I drifted after the three of them to watch the runners come out for the third race and was n't far behind them when they walked right down to the rails to see the contest from the closest possible quarters . |
| 20 | All settings up to about 8 ( out of 10 ) on the master volume elicit a clear , punchy tone , right down to the lower notes on my 5-string , and live it proved well able to compete with two rawk'n'rawl guitar players and a loud drum kit on an R&B pub gig . |
| 21 | A TRIUMPHANT trompe-l'oeil ; fanatically detailed ( right down to the grainy film stock ) reconstruction of events in the Algerian war of independence from the French during 1954 –'57); that looks uncannily like documentary reality . |
| 22 | And in contrast to other Disney architects , he gets right down to the specification of interiors , controlling the design of carpets , fabrics , furniture , accessories and even restaurant tableware . |
| 23 | But that aside , it 's pretty much ideal preparation for the marathon , right down to the drinks on offer . |
| 24 | Much the biggest is the Electricity Corporation ( NZ$3.3bn ) , followed by the Earthquake and War Damage Commission ( NZ$1.5bn ) , right down to the very capable NZ Symphony Orchestra ( NZ$0.002bn — about £600,000 ) . |
| 25 | Its colour void led to clean , efficient lines which had an appeal that passed right down to the high street . |
| 26 | He spent the money on ensuring every detail was totally authentic , right down to the underwear worn ( though never seen ) by Austrian troops . |
| 27 | For the famous Mason Pearson pneumatic cushion technique conditions your hair as it brushes , reaching right down to the scalp and firmly but gently caressing each strand to promote shining health and loveliness . |
| 28 | Its jet of steam neutralises the oils and greases on the carpet fibres , right down to the carpet base . |
| 29 | From the filament in the fog lamps right down to the washers on the wipers . |
| 30 | Condom culture extends right down to the kindergarten where games of ‘ Aids tag ’ are now occurring . |