Example sentences of "way down [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as we made our way down through the trees , I realized that even if I 'd been better at baling I could never have carried that load : my forehead hurt , my neck felt stiff and strained , and the pine-needles on the path , compressed and polished by thousands of feet , were as slippery as glass . |
| 2 | The snow was falling in earnest as we wound our way down through the trees , and the rich colours of the forest — the pine-green and henna-red bracken — were rapidly fading to ashen . |
| 3 | With Nurse 's letter folded in his hand , he ran all the way down to the infants ' school on the corner before stopping to catch his breath . |
| 4 | After a while I wound my way down to the cottages . |
| 5 | Maybe he would n't be bringing the certificate today , but then again in ten minutes ' time Sampson could be on his way down to the police station with an open envelope . |
| 6 | The fighting was over within a minute and they were able to make their way down to the cells . |
| 7 | Hearthstone all the lot you know , from outside the door right the way down to the steps . ’ |
| 8 | Wend your way down into the depths of the Underground these days , and you will find the walls alive with commissioned art , offering the traveller a glimpse of life above the station . |