Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] down [prep] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It has a flight of steps leading down into the depths , and its main feature is a high waterfall that emerges from behind a wedged boulder known as Mohammed 's Coffin . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Others flow into a stone tank or pond , or have a brick well-housing , with steps leading down to the water . |
| 6 | She had reached the pier now , and , still fighting against the wind , made for the flight of iron steps leading down to the beach . |
| 7 | She was at the top of the steps leading down to the front door of the Moebius Strip . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Across the back of the house was a kitchen , a bathroom and a big breakfast room with steps leading down to the back garden . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The alley ended abruptly in a couple of steps leading down to the sluggish black waters of a canal . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Seen from the rear , the house was exactly as she had described it , square and imposing with a flight of elegant stone steps leading down onto the grass . |
| 16 | There 's an underground thing — you know , steps going down to a station , so I go down there and wander around for a bit . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . |
| 18 | There were some steps going down to the foreshore near a riverside pub . |
| 19 | And there are steps going down from the drawing room , and up from the dining room . |
| 20 | The sea wall ended , steps going down from the promenade and burying themselves in sand . |
| 21 | And then they had the adits coming down from the top . |
| 22 | Then Mr. Shelford makes his pathetic statement on referees clamping down on the high tackle . |
| 23 | He said that his men were held back by the heat of the fire , which stripped plaster from the walls , burnt floorboards and brought ceilings crashing down onto the ground floor of the semidetached house . |
| 24 | But I did see black guillemots swimming down in the bay , and a gully full of boulders where they probably nest . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It has over four hectares of terraced gardens leading down to the rocky shore where you can swim in the sea or swimming pool . |
| 27 | Set in tropical gardens leading down to the beach , the Nyali Beach is one of Kenya 's best known hotels . |
| 28 | Gina sprang to her feet glaring down at the golden-skinned Dane lounging opposite her . |
| 29 | There were wires running down towards the floor . |
| 30 | An eagle diving to the hand from 500 feet whistling down like an express train is a sight not often forgotten . |