Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the waves or pulses pass down the fibre they mix with their delayed echoes . |
| 2 | the more successful attacks by Leeds came from either Kelly or Dorigo breaking down the flanks and crossing in . |
| 3 | From the very highest tower in the middle of the Castle , a thin plume of mist or vapour drifts down the wind . |
| 4 | The grounds total about 55 acres with gardens , pasture and woodland rolling down the steep slopes to meet the waters of the River Fowey and Woodgate Pill . |
| 5 | But only Motherwell have shown interest and Hauser turned down the Premier League side after failing to agree personal terms . |
| 6 | A party of revellers in black and red velvet doublets and hose ran down the arcade , showering everyone with confetti . |
| 7 | Brother and sister walk down the gang-plank |
| 8 | The soldiers ' unit commander went to the scene with a group of unarmed subordinates , but upon being confronted by a stone-throwing mob numbering around 3,000 people he called in armed reinforcements which apparently used batons and firearms to put down the riot . |
| 9 | He was watching Jack and Floss go down the ride towards the feeding-ground . |
| 10 | And then the music stopped and Fael-Inis laid down the pipes and turned his golden gaze on Fergus , and the spell faded , and a cold awareness flooded Fergus 's mind . |
| 11 | And I used to go down you used to see all the mams and kids going down the moors here , taking their dad 's tea , down in the fields , so they could have a bit of something and then finish as got dark . |
| 12 | Melissa waved and Eleanor wound down the window . |
| 13 | As O'Grady and Kyle went down the 8th another sudden roar came from the expectant crowd waiting round the 11th . |
| 14 | And Andy written down the back if you want to scratch it . |
| 15 | Speaking at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union , Lin Callis of NASA suggested that up to 75 per cent of the decline could be a result of the fluctuating solar cycle , with a build up of electrons and neutrons breaking down the ozone . |
| 16 | A wire balloon should be fitted into the top of each downpipe to prevent birds nesting and debris getting down the pipe |
| 17 | THOUSANDS of islanders fled in terror yesterday as 20ft walls of boiling mud and ash roared down the slopes of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines . |
| 18 | But Jack had only one thought as he and Tina ran down the broken tarmac of the estate road , finally arriving breathless at the front door of the Shepherd 's house . |
| 19 | Carrington and Grant disappeared down the for'ard companionway while Talbot and Van Gelder took the after one . |
| 20 | and they said everybody there 's a meeting , so I thought oh christ cos it was just a standard joke me and Elaine , cos the last meeting they had , I were at the leisure shop then and they called the meeting to tell us it was the end and it was closing , and me and Elaine sneaked down the hall and we were going like this |
| 21 | He likes the days when nothing seems to happen , and rain runs down the windows , and through somebody else 's windows on the other side of the airwell you can see girls with piles of lacquered hair laughing and making sudden small self-conscious movements , as they flirt with young men in Italian-cut suits , silent behind the layers of glass . |
| 22 | Will then organise conference at which present problems can be cleared and principles laid down The next day , 22 May , AFHQ replied to Eighth Army [ KP 22 ] ] : " Policy discussions on questions indicated your U 128 now being considered this HQ . |
| 23 | The doubts still persist that his statue-like stance — feet wide apart , legs straight and head looking down the pitch over the left shoulder — leaves him in no position to deal effectively with the fast , short delivery . |
| 24 | ‘ Run , ’ roared Tom , and he and Willie tore down the pathway to the cottage . |
| 25 | Another rain squall blotted out the harbour and water cascaded down the window panes . |
| 26 | After a hard frost the passage walls sweated and water trickled down the corridors . |
| 27 | The hot sun burnt his back and sweat ran down the rags of his shorts . |
| 28 | An indeterminate mass of concrete and steel plunged down the centre of the stairwell , exploding like a bomb on the ground floor below . |
| 29 | ‘ One is a world of natural phenomena , or light and rain and people passing down the roads , or things happening , or excitement and peace and of music ending . |
| 30 | Dirt and trees slipped down the cliff face the far side of the river , and all day long our remote valley echoed with the crunch and grind of bulldozers and their cautionary whistles , as they backed up to take another bite out of the shale piled up along the edge of the road . |