Example sentences of "[v-ing] down [prep] the river " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm driving down towards the river , ’ he said . |
| 2 | A roadside gate opposite admits to a field sloping down to the river ( no path ; no right of way so seek permission to visit ) where , in a wild and impressive setting , the Dee , here flowing in a deep ravine , leaps in a waterfall into a deep pool beneath a high canopy of trees . |
| 3 | It was not in any way grand : simply a solid nineteenth-century country residence with a small courtyard and a pleasant garden sloping down to the river ; the sort of place , Celia reckoned , which had been built for a man of some substance : a prosperous merchant or , more likely , a gentleman farmer , the land having been incorporated into the nearby estate . |
| 4 | " When you get into the field you can see the wood sloping down to the river . |
| 5 | A wooden gate at the side of the house led to a neatly tended garden at the back , the lawn sloping down to the river , with a path of paving stones laid along the middle , ending on the edge of the waters at what looked like a small landing-stage , perhaps once used to moor a small boat or punt , but apparently ( as Lewis shone his torch across it ) not in recent use . |
| 6 | But sitting up in the bedroom looking down towards the river , she was asking herself more often of late whether meat and clothing were all there was to life . |
| 7 | Looking down at the river , she could see that the level had dropped , uncovering lines of bricks on the wall beneath them that looked as if they rarely saw the sun . |
| 8 | The Prince and McPhee had walked on to the top of the bank and were standing looking down at the river . |
| 9 | Then , staring across the moonlit yard , she saw his tall figure standing at the top of the slope leading down to the river . |
| 10 | And I told you about the garden going down to the river , did n't I ? ’ |
| 11 | Because he lost sight of me quickly , he knew that I could not be going down to the river or turning left into the church : he had an uninterrupted view of both . |
| 12 | ‘ We 'd better get her into bed , ’ Otley urged , ‘ before she goes sleepwalking down to the river and falls in . ’ |
| 13 | In the side-streets running down towards the river theatregoers are looking for parking-spaces , but on the pavements there 's no one but a few belated bureaucrats like myself , heading for trains and Tubes . |
| 14 | In former times George 's Lane , starting close by the church , toll-house and former inn and running down to the river , was the village 's main link with the outside world and the river Lynher the main artery for trade and industry . |
| 15 | Elegant and impressive detached residence with large well-stocked garden running down to the river , said the card in the window of the village 's estate agent . |
| 16 | We 're all running down to the river like you said , they may not find us down there . |
| 17 | Every day the Canyon humbles us with some new wonder : a 2,000ft sheer wall of red limestone , a golden eagle soaring down to the river to fish , a natural rock amphitheatre which would comfortably accommodate a full orchestra and 20,000 people . |
| 18 | Sheep browsed on the foothills sweeping down to the river . |
| 19 | Those extending down to the river however look to be of a rude construction . |
| 20 | The wind and the rain beating down on the river camouflaged his progress ; he could see the bridge now and he waited , watching . |