Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] down the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seconds later it was her turn as Travis 's large hand echoed her own movement , gliding silkily down the undulating length of her back , hip and thigh , sending frissons of pleasure dancing along her nerve-ends . |
| 2 | A ship was moving slowly down the main channel , its engines throbbing in the stillness . |
| 3 | What made the victory all the more memorable for the 21-year-old was that he beat three-times champion and Chelmsford AC clubmate Dave Tullett , who was closing fast down the back straight . |
| 4 | Three years ago the agency was clearly struggling for profitability , coming well down the annual leagaue table for the industry prepared by accountants Spicer and Oppenheim . |
| 5 | Now we are charging blindly down the same path , while families break up and children turn to hooliganism for want of a mother 's essentially female care . |
| 6 | He opened the door , peering out over Kirov 's shoulder ant glancing furtively down the empty stairway . |