Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sighed and let her fingers move slowly down the dark , smooth surface of the glass . |
| 2 | This package lets you add different patterns , shades and backgrounds to all TrueType fonts , thus making sure your productivity will slide further down the tubes . |
| 3 | ( In fact , following the abortive takeover , GEC and Plessey announced in 1987 the formation of a joint company : GEC Plessey Telecommunications ( GPT ) to develop System X. ) The fear was that if the two companies , both minnows in the international market ( refer to Table 2.1 ) failed to pool their resources they would sink further down the list of world telecommunications manufacturers . |
| 4 | For the multinationals that does n't matter , they 'll move further down the coast to find new fishing grounds . |
| 5 | Prisons would come well down the list of priorities should Labour ever be in government , and those working in the prisons would soon discover that , too . |
| 6 | Vass regarded her flushed face , then let his eyes drift slowly down the length of her slender , dressing-gown-clad figure . |
| 7 | If the reason for travelling to work in the past was to get one 's hands on the work being done , then in the future , as many people 's work will be to deal primarily with information , the information can travel cheaply down the cables to the worker at home . |
| 8 | But now let us climb slowly down the stratigraphical column to see what other widespread facies we can find . |