Example sentences of "down into [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 From this road it is possible to make small diversions down into the villages of Jardim do Mar and Paúl do Mar , although the roads in and out of them are more spectacular than the villages themselves .
2 Her heart in her mouth , Tabitha Jute followed the band down into the halls of JustSleep .
3 My friends who lived nearby were all envious for I was the only one who had ever been down into the depths of the mysterious cellar .
4 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 .
5 He stared down into the depths of the carp pool , as if seeking the certainty of the past , then shook his head .
6 Donna felt a twinge of sadness and stared down into the depths of her cup , picking up the spoon and stirring unnecessarily , watching the dark liquid drip from the plastic utensil .
7 The old man looked away ; stared down into the depths of the pool .
8 ‘ Now I come to think of it , ’ he said , easing himself down into the depths of his very easy chair , ‘ that Mrs Entwhistle from the corner said there was something about your dad in one of the Sunday papers , I do n't remember which . ’
9 Our beamy Bénéteau made a lot of noise as she slammed down into the troughs before climbing the next steep wave .
10 The basic solution is first to restrict the flow of water percolating down into the aquifers by planting trees , preferably native species , on the higher ground .
11 The lower side of the film is softened and , as the solvent evaporates , the film settles down into the irregularities of the etched face and produces the replica .
12 Winter cereals are slow to establish , and must be sown earlier : this is apparently because there is a tendency for stubble or killed turf to be pushed down into the slits with the seed where it can create anaerobic conditions leading to the formation of toxic substances such as acetic acid .
13 For a while he tried to read , tried to sink back down into the fortunes of young Pao-yu and his beloved cousin , Tai-yu , but it was no good ; his mind kept returning to the question of the Aristotle File and what it might mean for Chung Kuo .
14 On one occasion a team of five men went down into the tunnels for which purpose they had to pass through the line of empty stabled cars .
15 He turned his head away , pressed forehead and eyes hard down into the covers of Fanny Hill .
16 The official justification is that in Bali the company could work with local performers and learn to ‘ shift our centres of gravity away from the head , down into the centres of our bodies ’ .
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