Example sentences of "[v-ing] down towards the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm driving down towards the river , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Walking down towards the pueblo again , seeing the roomy spread of small farms , the elegant eucalyptus trees which shade them , a handful of birds break from the tall lupins . |
| 3 | She was walking down towards the ferry with Mr Clark and found the way blocked by a stationary train of wagons . |
| 4 | Square white buildings , three storeys high , sat at regular intervals on the slope , all looking down towards the parade ground . |
| 5 | I would remained erm close to the doorway covering the internal hallway er effectively looking down towards the kitchen and the living room area . |
| 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 towards the mouth of the street , they saw shadows gathering . |
| 8 | After that I avoided looking down towards the woodpile until , when it was almost too dark to see , I glanced down one last time — and she was gone . |
| 9 | Unfortunately one day when it was earlier on he , he got his commands mixed up and we was m marching down the yard and the drive , and we was marching towards the factory up and down and right wheel and about turn , left wheel , basic foot drill you know it had been going for about ten minutes and all and we was going down towards the factory and erm we kept on going , we was getting close to the factory and he , he he forgot his words forgot what er command he wanted to give and he shouted stop you 'll be in the bloody factory in a minute instead of sa shouting halt , you know , he , he got flummoxed . |
| 10 | Ah well that would illuminate the er see if I put it fairly close to the actual corner at the front side , going down towards the garage . |
| 11 | We are going down towards the forest and the Arctic night is awesome . |
| 12 | A few moments later the two heroes were just specks under a cloud of dust , heading down towards the charcoal city . |
| 13 | To be heading down towards the Equator , towards tiny islands in the sun where pirates and privateers must have taken refuge to lie in wait for those gold-laden Spanish galleons , where a rich mixture of French , Dutch , Spanish and English had left an intriguing treasure-chest of cultures to be explored … |
| 14 | With white plumage gleaming , terns hover , tails fanned , slim red beaks pointing down towards the water . |
| 15 | The guard was standing at the door of the hut , staring down towards the monastery . |
| 16 | There were wires running down towards the floor . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The digital clock was counting down towards the performance . |
| 19 | Goodness only knew what this particular one was , toiling down towards the crack behind the sink , but it seemed profoundly satisfactory that it should have the dignity of documentation . |
| 20 | A cottonwool mist was floating down towards the lake from the ridge in the moonlight . |
| 21 | There is no notable deceleration , but I do n't know that my mind was recording anything but fear , nor is there any particular screech or roll , but suddenly we 're around the corner and accelerating down towards the tunnel and Jackie 's saying , ‘ You can relax now , Keith . ’ |
| 22 | But , as you will realise , the act of digging down towards the rabbit creates a lot of disturbance and vibration . |