Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] the deep [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , they certainly did not succeed in swimming against the deep tide of recession which engulfed Nigeria from 1983 onwards . |
| 2 | It 's not just water sinking into the deep ocean that carries information about conditions on the surface . |
| 3 | She crossed to one of the racks which lined the watered silk walls , her feet sinking into the deep cream carpet , and took out a black gown , holding it against her . |
| 4 | By 1845 Thomas was clearly more versatile , putting far more time in at the mine , performing better paid tasks such as kibble filling , and waggoning from the Deep Level to the dressing floors . |
| 5 | From its floor rose several lava pillars ; eroded , contorted shapes brooding in the deep pit . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't see fit to compound this tragedy by adding to the deep distress that the incident must already have caused to you , the deceased 's relatives and others , ’ he said . |
| 7 | However , in 1969 , a large-scale American project , JOIDES ( Joint Oceanographic Institutions Deep Earth Sampling ) was able to confirm it , in the course of a programme of drilling into the deep ocean floors to sample the rocks and sediments there . |
| 8 | To drive from Lascaux of the prehistoric caves in the Dordogne right across country to Valence on the Rhone is possibly not the most expeditious way of getting from the deep south-west of France to the Mediterranean . |
| 9 | But perhaps quite not so funny was why Stewart was fielding on the deep square-leg boundary in the first place during England 's three-wicket defeat . |
| 10 | Standing on their hind legs with front paws resting on the deep window sills , they saw Mark getting out of his car and went berserk . |
| 11 | The soldiers go singing down the deep lane |
| 12 | There the colonnade was wider and the slender arches more open ; standing in the deep shade , I looked out over the tree-tops and the sea to the languishing ash-lilac mountains … a déjà vu feeling of having stood in the same place , before that particular proportion of the arches , that particular contrast of shade and burning landscape outside — I could n't say . |
| 13 | In an account of the Raven in the Hebrides , he says ‘ Even the water-lily , with its splendid white flowers , floating on the deep bog , reflects no glory on the surrounding scenery , but selfishly draws all your regard to itself . |