Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb -s] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes a single boulder bounds and clatters down the scree pile , echoing loudly , sometimes a larger mass breaks away , sometimes the scree itself shifts and readjusts itself in a prolonged rattling clatter — a noise rather like the sea swashing back over pebbles . |
| 2 | If records are stored in the next available position in the prime data area — the consecutive spill method — but a link field is provided from the home record or from the last synonym , this avoids unnecessary head movements and cuts down the search time required for the consecutive spill techniques . |
| 3 | He said who would want a battered old thing with broken springs and stains down the back ? |
| 4 | Then the load of stones bounces and trundles down the channel , thus eroding it deeper . |
| 5 | This changes , subtly , the colours and tones down the most garish of shades . |
| 6 | He was wearing a white shirt tonight , with very full sleeves and ruffles down the front . |
| 7 | The Kumbukan river rises with the first rains and breaks down the sand bar between itself and the sea . |
| 8 | Laverne slides and scrambles down the bank on the other side . |