Example sentences of "speed down the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Sure enough , the battered little red Mini was speeding down the service road , following the same route the ambulance had taken .
2 Glowing out at night — by bike with luminous tyres which allow more safety when speeding down the roads at night .
3 The tour operator , Sir Henry Lunn , founded the Public Schools Alpine Sports Club in 1902 and began the British passion for speeding down the piste .
4 Once the residue of a meal rich in natural fibre leaves the stomach after its lengthy residence there , it speeds down the intestine at a faster pace .
5 On one occasion the job went wrong , the huge barrel slipped from the ramp , split and best beer gushed from about half-way down the side on to the road and sped down the gutter .
6 That afternoon , the plane sped down the runway , on the flight of inspection for the air-operator 's certificate .
7 She had a motorcycle herself on which she sped down the roads .
8 It was her ‘ wait ’ and she sped down the stone staircase ahead of the lumbering old man and snatched up the receiver .
9 The speaker was a tall , long-legged blonde , her wide-set brown eyes focused solely on Dane as he sped down the slope .
10 Here , boards can speed down the course within feet of the beach in consistent summer trade winds of up to 45 knots , and it looks set to become the ideal venue for breaking records .
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