Example sentences of "[noun pl] lead down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steps led down to the banks of the river , and from the water 's edge , the ruins of the castle dominated the skyline . |
| 2 | A short flight of stone steps led down to the entrance . |
| 3 | It has a flight of steps leading down into the depths , and its main feature is a high waterfall that emerges from behind a wedged boulder known as Mohammed 's Coffin . |
| 4 | When he peeped through the gap he could see the big half-pillars supporting the lintel , the rounded stone steps leading down to the paved walkway and the wilderness of garden beyond . |
| 5 | Others flow into a stone tank or pond , or have a brick well-housing , with steps leading down to the water . |
| 6 | She had reached the pier now , and , still fighting against the wind , made for the flight of iron steps leading down to the beach . |
| 7 | She was at the top of the steps leading down to the front door of the Moebius Strip . |
| 8 | The Doctor looked back from the short flight of steps leading down to the entry hall , and watched the TARDIS dematerialize with a feeling of pain at seeing his ship go without him . |
| 9 | The slight figure of a woman emerged from the hotel and stood on the steps leading down to the terrace , scanning the tables with anxious eyes and making agitated , jerky movements with her hands . |
| 10 | Across the back of the house was a kitchen , a bathroom and a big breakfast room with steps leading down to the back garden . |
| 11 | Even her little house was somehow in keeping with this picture , although it was definitely not St John 's Wood and there was no delicate wrought iron balcony with steps leading down to the green garden . |
| 12 | There was a gate in the wall that overlooked the seashore — the wall where she and Guido had stood last night — with a flight of stone steps leading down to the beach . |
| 13 | The alley ended abruptly in a couple of steps leading down to the sluggish black waters of a canal . |
| 14 | Seen from the rear , the house was exactly as she had described it , square and imposing with a flight of elegant stone steps leading down onto the grass . |
| 15 | A gentle stroll through the gardens led down to the beautiful long , wide beach . |
| 16 | It 's set in its own park with beautiful rolling gardens leading down to the road which separates the hotel from its own private beach , yet is only a few minutes from the centre . |
| 17 | It has over four hectares of terraced gardens leading down to the rocky shore where you can swim in the sea or swimming pool . |
| 18 | Set in tropical gardens leading down to the beach , the Nyali Beach is one of Kenya 's best known hotels . |
| 19 | The new station , consisting of the by then classic steel , concrete , and glass concourse with facilities around its outer flanks and with steps and ramps leading down to the platforms below , gave a new twist to the separation of passengers and baggage regarded as an ideal at so many American stations . |
| 20 | At the back of the hall a flight of stairs led down to the servants ' kitchen . |
| 21 | Situated on Beruwela Beach , the Neptune is a comfortable hotel set in a palm grove with lawns leading down to the sea . |
| 22 | I leant against a chestnut , one of a bib of trees leading down to the Wild Garden . |
| 23 | With this intention firmly planted in her mind , she headed for the back stairs leading down into the kitchens . |
| 24 | The entrance from the road is in the top floor , with all the rooms and public areas on lower levels leading down to the lakeside . |
| 25 | Stairs lead down to the bar area . |
| 26 | The town itself has a pedestrian centre with quaint narrow streets leading down to the lake front . |
| 27 | A very steep paths leads down from the summit . |
| 28 | Steep paths lead down through the landscaped gardens and over a foot-bridge to the main building directly across the road . |
| 29 | Nearing the Sandaig River , which rushes down from the mountains and passes beneath the road to enter the Sound , gated forest roads lead down to the beach where Gavin Maxwell had a cottage he called Camusfearna and wrote his world best-seller about his life there with the sea otters he admitted to his home as companions . |
| 30 | A short ladder pitch from one of the ventilation shafts led down into the level . |