Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [conj] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 Water comes through the roof seams through the windscreen frame and can even come around the rear vents and down the roof side rails to fall on the driver 's knee when braking .
2 Then you ride out alone , across the springing grass all beset with tiny jewel-like flowers ; you ride up the rushy mountains and down the rushy glens and come to the mouth of the dragon 's cave .
3 He went inside and the kitchen scents hit him then , laying down a trail that drew him across the creaking boards and down the hall .
4 in their black nets and down the mountainside
5 As I went for vigorous afternoon walks along the footpath by the half-frozen river or across the frosty fields and up the sheep-tracks on to the hills and the bare moors beyond .
6 The small round window looked down over Knockglen , along the tree-lined drive of the convent through the big gates and down the broad main street of the town .
7 She darted for the open doors and down the stone step to the garden .
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