Example sentences of "[noun sg] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't tell me Henry did n't plan Stephen 's dash for the throne down to the last detail , because I 'll never believe it . |
| 2 | He did however attempt in his Sermons Chiefly on the Theory of Religious Belief ( 1843 ) and The Grammar of Assent ( 1870 ) an analysis of the nature of religious belief which shows some affinity with Coleridge , and includes Newman 's own original idea of the ‘ illative sense ’ by which we find it possible to proceed through probabilities to certitude ; and in his celebrated Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine ( 1878 ) struggled with the problem of change and continuity in the expression of Christian faith down through the centuries in a fashion which has helped many others to grasp something of the questions , if not in most cases to accept his answers . |
| 3 | Attempts throughout the day to coax an escaped owl down from the roof of a house have so far failed . |
| 4 | Many aspects of the diplomatic organisation of western and central Europe as it existed by the beginning of the seventeenth century continued with little essential change down to the French Revolution and indeed beyond . |
| 5 | The lane down to the harbour was steep ; the oncoming wind would be of positive benefit . |
| 6 | A BP oil tanker was blocking the narrow lane down to the Old Forge , towering over the thatched cottage to which it was attached by its pipe-line as though with an umbilical cord . |
| 7 | If , on reaching the lowest level , the points have not been re-aligned positively , with a set tolerance , the procedure returns to the highest level and successively provides a rotational correction down through the system again . |
| 8 | Take the tent down during the day to minimise ultra-violet exposure from the sun . |
| 9 | The big regatta dances in the huge grey tent down by the quay in Carrick were just beginning but there were so few days left of the holiday that Maggie preferred to spend them about the house chatting with Rose or her sisters around the fire or talking with Michael out in the front garden among his flowerbeds ; and sometimes during long breaks in the rain they would go out to where Moran was tidying up in the meadows . |
| 10 | His professional engineering career started on the truck side , and he sees his task mainly as miniaturisation to bring all the advantages of power and economy enjoyed by the heavy goods diesel driver down to the size where they can also be of benefit to the motorist . |
| 11 | Duncan reached up to hand Jamie his pint and I took mine , putting the money down at the same time . |
| 12 | Michelle has been paralysed from the chest down for the past 11 years — the result , she claims , of a routine jaw operation she underwent at Poole General Hospital in November 1982 . |
| 13 | His relief at not having been made a fool of was matched by his curiosity to find out who the devil he was , this man Iying chest down on the wet flagstones , face turned to one side as though asleep . |
| 14 | The body of the third man lies chest down in the mud , head to one side . |
| 15 | The noise down in the courtyard was getting louder as the men began to wonder why they were n't leaving . |
| 16 | In all of this giving away of herself ( which can be taken in two modern senses ) , this revelation of a coarser character beneath the courtly exterior she tries to sustain , Margery follows the movement of the opening stanzas of the text down from the character of the courtly dame to the level of the townswoman , a stereotyped bourgeois Vxor , " Wife " : the label that seems to be given her by the letter " " V " alongside some of her speeches in the manuscript copy of Dame Sirith . |
| 17 | He buried his face against her throat , his mouth tormenting her with its lazy progress down towards the swell of her breasts , and she arched up , silently begging for his caress . |
| 18 | Their progress down to the Angharad was slow . |
| 19 | Grease and press the base down into the tin so that the snipped pieces fold up around the sides of the tin . |
| 20 | They laid the Padre down at the Collector 's side as instructed and arranged his limbs in a suitable position of repose . |
| 21 | Among the many booksellers and publishers whom I spotted letting their hair down on the dance floor was independent publisher Christopher Hurst . |
| 22 | As you start brushing , part the hair down to the skin and keep the unbrushed hair separate from the brushed coat . |
| 23 | She had long , black hair down to the waist of her tight satin bodice . |
| 24 | A pleasant surprise so early in the day : Lucy had style , from well-cut red-gold hair down through the subtly tailored suit , to the jaunty tap-tap of grey suede sub-stilettoes . |
| 25 | Her hair down from the secret of her ears , |
| 26 | Britons were at last letting their hair down after the grey years following the Second World War . |
| 27 | The growing trend in directors ' personal liability , which some would argue assumes a superhuman omniscience about what is happening within the company at all times , means an effective plan driving awareness and responsibility down through the organisation is increasingly essential . |
| 28 | Ronan Rafferty : " I let Christy down on the greens . |
| 29 | The ship reached the coastline just after sunrise and began to follow it in a south-easterly direction down to the sea . |
| 30 | Before returning , a look down into the tremendous ravine of Ling Gill below the bridge will reveal a most impressive scene , the beck hurrying along a bouldery bed fringed by trees and cliffs on its way to join the Ribble ; several minor caves have been found and explored along its banks but the rough terrain is a deterrent to walkers who prefer to travel sedately . |