Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [verb] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After he passed you , did you notice whether he went into one of the houses or continued down the hill ? ’ |
| 2 | Almost a year after his ‘ There 's Nothing Like This ’ hit single and reactivated album put him on first-name terms with the British public , Omar Lye-Kook is still based in north London , operating out of his father 's tiny Kongo Dance offices and recording down the road in Willesden . |
| 3 | We handed the horses back to their respective lads and went down the hill again with Tremayne and found Doone waiting for us , sitting in his car . |
| 4 | They met Colebrooke in the passageway outside , thanked him for his attentions and went down the outside steps into the Tower bailey . |
| 5 | It flew up from under his feet and rolled down the steep path . |
| 6 | Thousands of miners are leaving their small terraced houses and tramping down the street to one or another of the 20 coal mines in the Rhondda valleys . |
| 7 | I pulled on a sweater and trousers and crept down the stairs in bare feet . |
| 8 | In fact , the more economical methods may have led to stronger liquors being discharged because the water has been the vehicle by which unwanted impurities have been removed from the textiles and put down the drain . |
| 9 | He watched in disbelief as water gushed from the fire hydrants and flowed down the road into the river , where the fish were dying . |
| 10 | The eggs are laid here and the tadpoles will stay in their privileged and exclusive water until rain raises the level of the main pool and floods their quarters or breaks down the walls . |
| 11 | I tried to plead and argue but was only beaten for my pains and thrown down the steps back into my cell ; the dungeon door , grating shut , was locked securely behind us . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll tell you tomorrow , ’ she had said and turned to swish her long black skirts and veil down the polished corridor . |
| 13 | The man and the woman took Susan 's arms and walked down the corridor , with Susan between them . |
| 14 | They took Susan 's arms and walked down the corridor , with Susan between them . |
| 15 | ‘ And let me assure you of something else — anyone who interferes with the smooth running of this place can pack their bags and get down the road right away . ’ |
| 16 | The driver was the first to recover his scattered wits and went down the steps to comfort Marsh who was leaning against the tender side , shaking uncontrollably , his face ashen . |
| 17 | All the company functions associated with any of the activities in the stage are allocated to the rows and identified down the left-hand side . |
| 18 | He answered Buckmaster 's question as he turned off the road between lodge gates and proceeded down the long drive across open parkland . |
| 19 | He was a young lad and he used to go out Wednesdays and do the other rounds and then she used to go out Fridays and do down the Piste and Barway and come back and then up to Dowfield , then home again and she 'd be home by lunchtime then on a Friday . |
| 20 | In 1986 almost half the people aged over 85 , for example , were unable to go out of doors and walk down the road on their own , and almost a third were unable to manage stairs . |
| 21 | As he pushes through the swing doors and walks down the corridor towards his office , he can hear them spluttering with stifled laughter . |