Example sentences of "winding [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If so — But speculation was cut off when , turning round to retrace her steps , she caught sight of a red sports car winding up the drive . |
| 2 | On the westward side of Heart o' Corrie a path is traced winding up the hill ; it is reached by fording the burn that flows through the glen . |
| 3 | The sharp declivities on all sides give depth to the prospect and reveal Mallerstang below and the Eden valley winding into the distance backed by Cross Fell , with the town of Kirkby Stephen also easily seen . |
| 4 | The latter form handles for winding in the line and the handles can be at opposite ends , or have one central to act as a pivot , rotating in the free hand . |
| 5 | WINDING DOWN the road from Culmington to Bromfield , in the valley of the River Corve you see Church Farm rising above the river in its rich red brick with rooks wheeling above and the steep Stanton Lacy Wood behind . |
| 6 | She started the engine without waiting for an answer and began to drive along the track winding down the mountain . |
| 7 | Mr Rowse 's patients , forever winding down the path , oppressed Ken with the sense of his own age and mortality . |
| 8 | I have an aversion to noisy cameras , and this one rings several decibels before it 's done with selecting and focusing the lens , and winding on the film . |
| 9 | He did n't advise but just stood there , nodding his head vaguely and smiling to himself while his hands — almost involuntarily — went through the motions of twisting the spindle he 'd brought with him and winding on the wool . |
| 10 | The factor k is a parameter of the motor and depends on the ratio of the magnet flux linking the phase winding to the flux linkages brought about by the winding current . |
| 11 | Bucharest 's Otopeni terminal is a distant fortress of grey and black , its approach obstructed by piles of rubble and tiny , dwindling buses winding across the runway . |
| 12 | Huge stiffened but graceful garlands were hung from twenty-four tiny hooks set round the gallery parapet , and were constructed so cleverly that they gave the impression of winding around the gallery pillars . |