Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] down to [art] " in BNC.

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1 Times to go down to the pits and the sun came out .
2 Outside them , by an open area and a covered section , a small flight of steps led down to a low outbuilding which faced the open area .
3 The main entrance was on a small , dusty square grandly named Campo San Pietro , while , at the rear , steps led down to a canal and a private landing-stage for the guests arriving by water-taxi .
4 Steps led down to the banks of the river , and from the water 's edge , the ruins of the castle dominated the skyline .
5 A short flight of stone steps led down to the entrance .
6 Beyond this , four short steps led down to an oval door let into a solid steel bulkhead .
7 The reporter 's eyes flickered down to the floor .
8 His eyes flickered down to the gondola .
9 Beyond the car park , the road contours the hillside , two branches going down to the coastal dwellings of Inver Alligin , and then turns sharply uphill to force a narrow passage across a bare and rocky headland on the last stage of its journey .
10 Potted shrubs of sombre green flanked a flight of broad , shallow rockfoam steps leading down to a doorway covered by thick curtains of the darkest purple .
11 When he peeped through the gap he could see the big half-pillars supporting the lintel , the rounded stone steps leading down to the paved walkway and the wilderness of garden beyond .
12 Others flow into a stone tank or pond , or have a brick well-housing , with steps leading down to the water .
13 She had reached the pier now , and , still fighting against the wind , made for the flight of iron steps leading down to the beach .
14 She was at the top of the steps leading down to the front door of the Moebius Strip .
15 The Doctor looked back from the short flight of steps leading down to the entry hall , and watched the TARDIS dematerialize with a feeling of pain at seeing his ship go without him .
16 The slight figure of a woman emerged from the hotel and stood on the steps leading down to the terrace , scanning the tables with anxious eyes and making agitated , jerky movements with her hands .
17 Across the back of the house was a kitchen , a bathroom and a big breakfast room with steps leading down to the back garden .
18 Even her little house was somehow in keeping with this picture , although it was definitely not St John 's Wood and there was no delicate wrought iron balcony with steps leading down to the green garden .
19 There was a gate in the wall that overlooked the seashore — the wall where she and Guido had stood last night — with a flight of stone steps leading down to the beach .
20 The alley ended abruptly in a couple of steps leading down to the sluggish black waters of a canal .
21 They had reached a short flight of stone steps leading down to an open door , and she had no idea of how they had arrived there .
22 There 's an underground thing — you know , steps going down to a station , so I go down there and wander around for a bit .
23 ‘ We decided to build a balcony with steps going down to the garden , but our builder advised us to think about the year-round advantages of a conservatory , ’ Claudia explained .
24 There were some steps going down to the foreshore near a riverside pub .
25 Your eyes drawn down to the bitter earth .
26 When the dun evening comes the kids go down to the irrigation channels for some bilharzia bathing .
27 A gentle stroll through the gardens led down to the beautiful long , wide beach .
28 his feet came down to the knees on it
29 It 's set in its own park with beautiful rolling gardens leading down to the road which separates the hotel from its own private beach , yet is only a few minutes from the centre .
30 It has over four hectares of terraced gardens leading down to the rocky shore where you can swim in the sea or swimming pool .
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