Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] down into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes them long enough to cut a way through to the chimney of the air shaft , sawing through the rhodie branches and tearing away the brambles and other undergrowth ; then they lever off the iron grating over the shaft without any difficulty , and one of the younger cops , in an overall and a hard hat , wraps the rope around himself — proper climbing rope they had in the back of one of the Range Rovers — and abseils down into the darkness . |
| 2 | Her tracksuit and flying jacket dragged on the ground as she slid and bumped down into the blackness . |
| 3 | The man looked at Clinton indifferently and peered down into the vat . |
| 4 | The little larvae soon emerge — they know which way to go ! — and bore down into the stem where they pupate and eventually emerge as adults . |
| 5 | Then she padded back into the bathroom , wriggled out of her nightie , and sank down into the hot water . |
| 6 | She ran the bath , loading it with bubble-bath , and sank down into the water . |
| 7 | Merrill went over to the wide settee and sank down into the feather cushions . |
| 8 | We abandoned the last Munro , especially as it 's a top that can be combined with Meall Greigh to be bagged another day , and staggered down into the long glen that would take us back to our morning starting point . |
| 9 | Some 70 pharmaceutical grade trace elements and the basic compound are melted together to ensure a complete mix before being solidified and ground down into the basic salt . |
| 10 | She shivered a little , leaning on the balustrade and looking down into the darkness while he gave some instructions to the maid . |
| 11 | Then they rounded the bend by the Bāhan shrine and dropped down into the darkness of the valley . |
| 12 | Then , careless of the damage he did himself , he hoisted his bulk on to the sill , beat out the rest of the pieces of glass with his hand , and dropped down into the room on the other side . |
| 13 | He stared steadily outwards towards the ducks and flamingos while Kraal mantled his plumage , let out a harsh call or two and dropped down into the shelter to pick at the remnant of meat he had left over from the previous day . |
| 14 | He nodded encouragement to his fellows , and they shinned up after him and dropped down into the stockade . |
| 15 | There is a row of stout wooden rods supporting a handrail which runs along the edge of the gallery , allowing the adventurers to lean on it and look down into the Black Pit ( which they wo n't immediately be able to see , of course ) . |
| 16 | I recall her pacing the sitting-room while I am doing my homework , pausing every so often to stand at one of the windows and look down into the busy street below . |
| 17 | Biff asked coldly , standing up and peering down into the darkness . |
| 18 | Carefully he swung the grill aside and climbed down into the darkened corridor . |
| 19 | I left the tyre lever and mallet on the grass and stepped down into the boathouse , the shocking chill of the water again a teeth-gritter . |
| 20 | Making alterations and additions to the waste side of a two-stack system is relatively simple : the new branch waste pipe simply needs to be taken out through the wall and angled down into the nearest hopper head or gully . |
| 21 | Mops his brow with a sweat band on his left wrist , straightens up now , comes steaming in again to bowl to that 's a quick ball and fends down into the gully , off the back foot , short bouncing steered it down too smooth . |
| 22 | They went back to the drawing room and settled down into the sofa to talk horses . |
| 23 | Whores sat on balconies , drinking and staring down into the street . |
| 24 | But it was the ideal stuff to lay up against the sides of the hole and tramp down into the base , where it soaked up water like a loofah . |
| 25 | I stood at the window and looked down into the street . |
| 26 | Marian crossed to the stair and looked down into the chamber they had left . |
| 27 | He pulled off his mask and looked down into the open conning tower . |
| 28 | From there they crawled the last ten yards to the edge of a rise and looked down into the valley . |
| 29 | Shepherd moved closer and looked down into the viewer . |
| 30 | She moved to the head of the stairs and looked down into the hallway , listening to his footsteps approaching the front door . |