Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A puff of wind swung it round on its vane , and snatched a bunch of twigs from its beak and sent them twirling slowly down the steeple to the ground at Carol 's feet , where they sank into the snow . |
| 2 | Philip ran down the bracken bank to the gate and watched him run down the field to Mrs Wright who was walking slowly down the field . |
| 3 | The conclusion that there was not going to be any hit him at the same time as Rincewind , whirring wildly down the passage , kicked him sharply in the groin . |
| 4 | In the process she had made a lightning circumnavigation of the British Isles and was now steaming hard down the west coast while we returned by the eastern route . |
| 5 | Throughout his career he has captured the magic and the frustration of Scottish football , darting arrogantly down the wing in a surge of skill then retreating into a shell of indifference . |
| 6 | He ignored Fiver , who was waiting farther down the run . |
| 7 | I was inching carefully down the south bank of Dam Pool , covering every possible lie , when a good trout rose behind me . |
| 8 | Then , at a signal , they began , moving slowly down the estuary , a thin cloud — colourless , like fine powdered snow — drifting down behind them . |
| 9 | She looked across the hall and visibly relaxed as she saw a man moving swiftly down the staircase . |
| 10 | AT the same time , he delivers the ball with his front ( right ) foot pointing straight down the pitch while the other foot trails back towards his bowling mark . |
| 11 | on the far bank Cameron had outstripped them , his army moving steadily down the strath , winning signatures at the house of Cluny , at Clochfoldich and Pitnacree , by the solid slow avalanche of their numbers , massing quietly round each house , hammering three times on each door . |
| 12 | The funeral cortege , began moving solemnly down the country road to Laoag 's 17th Century cathedral . |
| 13 | More animals were grazing farther down the field . |
| 14 | Turning from the ugly sight of the old woman 's contorted features , she fled the room , running incontinently down the gallery to the stairs , unaware that Hector , barking excitedly , ran out after her . |
| 15 | He broke off and stepped back , for the King had broken free of his friends , and was running alone down the strand to the messenger . |
| 16 | The next day was bright and cold , with a stiff breeze blowing straight down the field . |
| 17 | When the timber blocks replacing the bricks had sufficiently burned away , the chimney collapsed , throwing the stone coping well down the incline . |
| 18 | ‘ So is business good ? ’ he enquired , refusing to release the shiny bag , so that Robyn had to stand awkwardly in front of him in all her glorious finery and feel a hundred times worse than ever because his eyes were wandering over her face , travelling lazily down the length of her body , taking in every depressing detail . |
| 19 | Elastic singer Jonn Penney is in animated form — are as various members of Carter USM 's crew , dancing drunkenly down the front . |
| 20 | Tears were running freely down the girl 's face . |
| 21 | Glancing sideways I saw something strange , something anomalous : a girl , a plump little bobbysoxer , edging tremulously down the bar towards me . |
| 22 | This meant that management were able to push decision making well down the hierarchy , giving those actually operating the CNC machines much autonomy , and expecting a high level of integration of the various functions such as quality control , work planning , programming of the machine , and machine setting to take place via those operatives actually on the shop floor . |
| 23 | ‘ Salami minestrone , ’ his voice came floating eerily down the gangway . |
| 24 | Turning , with my back to the hillside for a minute , I watch the red dragon of tail-lights slithering tightly down the valley . |
| 25 | Almost immediately , Walker responded by withdrawing the ineffective Darren Beckford for Chris Sutton , Beckford registering his disappointment by tearing off his shirt and disappearing straight down the tunnel . |