Example sentences of "[coord] go down [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once in a while at least , the philosopher must be allowed to approach the psychologist as a counsellor and to say : if you leave the Sorbonne by the exit in the Rue Saint-Jacques , you can either turn up the hill or go down towards the river : if you go up , you will get to the Panthéon which is the resting place of a few great men , but if you go downhill then you 're bound to end up at the Préfecture de Police . |
| 2 | So at baptism , the new Christian would be immersed and go down into the river or the immersion font in Burmese skirt and coat , and on emerging from the water be clothed with the three garments of a Burmese monk , only white in colour instead of saffron , this signing acceptance as a mature member of the religious community and the cleansing from sin . |
| 3 | They would put on their old trousers and wellingtons , and go down to the allotment , to the damp-smelling shed where her father kept his gardening things . |
| 4 | Look , take this sovereign and go down to the station . |
| 5 | In the flat below , a teenage couple quarrelled about whether it was safe to leave the baby and go down to the pub . |
| 6 | There was a pause , then he said , ‘ Well now , would you be very kind and go down to the cabin and fetch me a bottle of wine , Jim ? |
| 7 | How could anyone know that Wetherby was going to get hungry and go down to the kitchen for some cheese ? |
| 8 | Tommy , you put on your coat and go down to the police box and they 'll know what to do . ’ |