Example sentences of "[coord] down [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Incandescent strip lights ( as opposed to fluorescent tubes ) are good for concealed lighting behind pelmets or baffles , or down the sides of cupboards . |
| 2 | So , if anybody saw me on the morning after , either hobbling up or down the stairs in St Swithin 's or leaping up and down ( very slowly ) , with an ‘ ooh , ah ’ , accompanied by much frantic rubbing of calf muscles , you know why . |
| 3 | But when they left the building he turned without explanation to the left and down the steps to Birdcage Walk . |
| 4 | " I always thought that gardens , " said Clara , as they progressed slowly back along the long stretch of grass , and down the steps to the lower level , " I always thought that gardens were for growing flowers in . |
| 5 | I had my breakfast and carried the tray back along the side colonnade and down the steps to the open door of her cottage . |
| 6 | I took the painting and went through the cocktail bar and down the steps to the other deck and left the boat that way . |
| 7 | I found the whisky , let myself out of the cellar and locked it , turned all the lights out , gave Mrs McSpadden the bottle , accepted a belated new-year kiss from her , then made my way out through the kitchen and the corridor and the crowded hall where the music sounded loud and people were laughing , and out through the now almost empty entrance hall and down the steps of the castle and down the driveway and down to Gallanach , where I walked along the esplanade — occasionally having to wave or say ‘ Happy New Year ’ to various people I did n't know — until I got to the old railway pier and then the harbour , where I sat on the quayside , legs dangling , drinking my whisky and watching a couple of swans glide on black , still water , to the distant sound of highland jigs coming from the Steam Packet Hotel , and singing and happy-new-year shouts echoing in the streets of the town , and the occasional sniff as my nose watered in sympathy with my eyes . |
| 8 | Cassie dropped her pen and moved swiftly out of the room and down the steps onto the landing . |
| 9 | She ran back through the kitchen and down the steps into the lower scullery , but when she came out by the back door and looked across to the wall , Tristram was not be seen . |
| 10 | I hope too that this beautiful countryside and this beautiful college will be conducive to good thoughts , reflections and reappraisals , and if I might say to the men I hope there are not too many of the female students floating up and down the corridors to further divert your attention . |
| 11 | Smooth the fondant over the top and down the sides of the cake , making sure that the corners are smooth and defined . |
| 12 | You can imagine the squirrels running up and down the trees without seeing them , so something else is alive . |
| 13 | There was no way that Nigel , in his coffin and with the coffin in a horizontal position , could be carried out of the room and around all the corners and down the stairs to where the Volvo was waiting . |
| 14 | He went out of the bedroom and down the stairs to the hallway where Matilda Jenkins was waiting for him with her hand out . |
| 15 | My leg had gone completely to sleep and I could n't feel it at all , but I managed to hobble to the door , collecting fourpence out of my wallet , and down the stairs to the first landing where the telephone was . |
| 16 | She followed him from the room , along the gallery and down the stairs to the library , where Nicolo turned to her abruptly . |
| 17 | He leapt up and down the stairs as if he was in a race . |
| 18 | With no time to wait for an ambulance , Colin , 27 , rang the midwife who issued instructions as he dashed up and down the stairs between the phone and the bathroom . |
| 19 | Some is taken home by tourist and some is lost in the street and down the backs of sofas . |
| 20 | All right up round here ideal , up and down the bumps over the guard , but when you get it out on the road , very hard work , similar sort of ride , well I suppose it will be , run around the you 've got ta push around |
| 21 | The whole area was saturated with water , which still trickled in little rivulets through the uneven cobble stones , and down the walls from the tiled roofs . |