Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] down to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blair crept down to the bank whilst I rehearsed various reasons to explain why he had not caught the trout : lack of experience , bad casting technique . |
| 2 | Having handed over her letter and waved goodbye , Perdita wandered down to the stables . |
| 3 | Hatch bent down to the plants . |
| 4 | Chatterton climbed down to the deck and told me that Robin-Anne had eaten a huge breakfast . |
| 5 | The vineyards of Bergères-les-Vertus are largely an extension of the lower slopes of Vertus reaching down to the southern tip of the Côte des Blancs . |
| 6 | Toby went down to the door and returned , followed by Sikes . |
| 7 | So Dr Losberne went down to the kitchen to talk to the three servants who had surprised Sikes and Oliver during the robbery . |
| 8 | Grimma leaned down to the perspiring drivers . |
| 9 | Later in the day , after their shopping expedition , Jessica and Karen drove down to the docks . |
| 10 | The Doctor , Ian , Susan and Carol travel down to the Sense-Sphere capital , with John , whom the Sensorites have offered to cure , to meet the rulers and to try and negotiate a settlement of their differences . |
| 11 | He found him , or was found by him , on the 22nd of June , in the valley of the river Lugg , near Pilleth , where the steep slopes of Bryn Glas hurtled down to the track on one hand , and the flats and meadows of the river hemmed it on the other . |
| 12 | Simon walked down to the stream and across the bridge to his own cottage , waving with his usual cordiality , which was unfailing because it depended on no cordial impulse . |
| 13 | Sharpe spurred down to the crossroads , touched his hat to the old ladies who were staring with alarm at the two horsemen , then he turned to gaze down the long southwards road that led to Charleroi . |
| 14 | When Ruth went down to the lower deck it was a hive of activity , with the strangest thing she had so far seen taking place . |
| 15 | The luggage had been collected and Maggie went down to the foyer , ready to leave . |
| 16 | From near Alport Low , Hern Clough leads down to the tranquil hollow of Grains in the Water , a magical spot in a wide bowl of surrounding hills . |
| 17 | Music 24 songs and nothin' to hear Geoff Dyer goes down to the Springsteen river , and finds that it 's dry |
| 18 | The situation was made worse by the fact that the officers who had originally been blocking Simpson 's Brae moved down to the rear of the march and then , unaware that their colleagues were dispersing the head of the demonstration , were confronted by protesters running towards them . |
| 19 | During the first week of December 1986 , Donleavy came down to the Windfrey hotel at River Chase , Alabama , just south of Birmingham , for the first of several briefing sessions . |
| 20 | The Land Rover came down to the main road between Lochgilphead and Lochgair . |
| 21 | On the other side of the road the cobbled slopes of West Brook Place rushed down to the walled beck before the land swept up again , steep and thickly wooded , to the terraces of Old Ashfield . |
| 22 | Seton and Ramsay hurried down to the outer walls and bastions above the harbour wharves and quays , where most of the castle cannon had been positioned , ordering the garrison troops to man the guns . |
| 23 | Patrick walked down to the gate , which the two stewards on duty were just closing behind the Bentley . |
| 24 | Mick Jagger put on a charming little Greek skirt and gave a free performance to thousands in London 's Hyde Park , while Bob Dylan headed down to the Isle of Wight for a three-day festival of dope , sex and rock ‘ n ’ roll attended by 150,000 fans . |
| 25 | They 're nice old people , and I think it would be good for Mrs Richards to come down to the village more , and be part of Santa Barbara . ’ |
| 26 | Owen went down to the souk himself . |
| 27 | Kalchu went down to the stable and selected a he-goat . |
| 28 | ‘ So tell me , Ibrahim , what happened when you and Abu went down to the river ? ’ |
| 29 | GUIL moves down to the footlights and turns . ) |
| 30 | He let go Lee 's arm and Lee ran down to the ride . |