Example sentences of "[v-ing] down [prep] the water " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man was standing beside the stream , arms folded , gazing down at the water . |
| 2 | On reconnaissance nights , the submarine had to use precious hours of moonless darkness while she charged her batteries before trimming down in the water with her saddle-tanks just awash , the slight swell breaking occasionally over the casing . |
| 3 | She was looking down at the water , which was only inches deep . |
| 4 | The young man stood for a moment on an overhanging ledge of the bank , looking down at the water ; the dog swam round and round below ; the man 's body was flecked all over with light and the shadow patterns of leaves , so that he seemed some human extension of the place . |
| 5 | I doubt that any of the Israelites wandering in the desert and occasionally venturing down to the water would have written those lines about God being mightier quite so confidently if they had seen big Waimea . |
| 6 | Others flow into a stone tank or pond , or have a brick well-housing , with steps leading down to the water . |
| 7 | With white plumage gleaming , terns hover , tails fanned , slim red beaks pointing down towards the water . |
| 8 | With a slight nod , Dora directed her glance towards the opposite side of the pool , where Dieter Erdle stood staring down at the water as if engrossed in his own reflection . |
| 9 | When his father was absent , he would come here himself and stand beside the pool , staring down into the water as if emptying himself into its depths , letting his thoughts become the fish , drifting , gliding slowly , almost listlessly in the water , then rising swiftly to breach the surface , imbued with sudden purpose . |
| 10 | On the far bank white oxen were coming down to the water . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't want to be sitting by Long Island Sound with the sun shining down on the water and the sky streaked with apricot when you hear the news that your Dad has died . |
| 12 | ‘ I said we 'd have to talk to everyone in the darts club , ’ said Burden , stopping down at the water 's edge , ‘ and I reckon we have . |
| 13 | You can feel the heat of the sun beating down on the water as it rocks you . |
| 14 | From a cloud that hovered over the lake , a rainbow emerged , arching down to the water , suffusing it with fairy gold and mauve . |