Example sentences of "down into a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly he was in the enemy 's trench and staring down into a young German 's eyes , a terrified boy even younger than himself . |
| 2 | As she held the cup of tea to her mouth , she felt herself tumble down into a deep well . |
| 3 | Leila began the trance induction , taking Ari down into a deep , relaxed state . |
| 4 | As he reached it , the ground fell away from under him and he rolled down into a deep ditch . |
| 5 | And the little goblin followed Yanek up the mountain until they reached a high , lonely place where a waterfall ran down into a deep pool . |
| 6 | They drive down into a dry watercourse and are surrounded by hundreds of cattle returning from their grazing , driven by children and young warriors . |
| 7 | There will be other forms of contingency strategy , where home care spending — perhaps up to one-third of the overall allocation — is deliberately held back until the residential and nursing home spend settles down into a recognisable pattern . |
| 8 | Having completed the very demanding annual Personal Weapons Test , each section member was required to run up a plank of wood to a window-frame , shoot at a target on the other side of the window , and then throw himself six feet down into a simulated building interior . |
| 9 | A broad staircase led down into a hushed and panelled hallway . |
| 10 | The well had a little wooden roof over it and a simple winding device and there was the rope dangling down into a dark bottomless hole . |
| 11 | He ran from end to end of the yard and paused as he came back to the edge of the fire to peer down into a shattered mirror . |
| 12 | Full of mussels and topped up with Pinot Gris , Joshua and Felicity drove down into a twilit Brighton . |
| 13 | A pair of grey-backed crows — hooded crows — flew across the track , and then , as the Land-Rover topped the rise and started down into a narrowing glen , a buzzard soared up in leisurely circles , to be lost over the crest of the moor . |
| 14 | The wooden stairs led down into a narrow corridor illuminated by a single naked bulb dangling at the end of a piece of frayed flex . |
| 15 | A steep path led down into a narrow , deeply eroded valley through which a clear stream ran , swift yet shallow , to the plains below . |
| 16 | His room was on the first floor of the college , looking down into a narrow street that ran beside it . |
| 17 | It can involve redrawing the work to show a different scale of projection , or breaking it down into a general drawing or a series of drawings . |
| 18 | It is the variance , not the midspread , which is broken down into a fitted ( ‘ explained ’ ) and residual ( ‘ unexplained ’ ) component . |
| 19 | Rough scree led down into a wide , sandy amphitheatre followed by a gentle descent over grassy hillsides to a pleasant campsite in a meadow , complete with sparkling stream , beneath the majestic cliffs of the nameless Peak 41 ( 6654 m ) . |
| 20 | Within the broad categories of usage above , the applications broke down into a wide range of tasks . |
| 21 | Feeling almost overwhelmed by their hostess 's kind welcome , Laura sank down into a wide , soft couch , looking about her as Carole bustled off to fetch a cool drink . |
| 22 | He used to bring these tubs down into a long turnout . |
| 23 | They were looking down into a long dark cellar , lit by a brazier at one end . |
| 24 | I fingered a few and then picked out a shiny foil bag that folded neatly down into a tiny pack . |
| 25 | Two wyverns fell on the same night and after the Emperor 's death the aerial attacks gradually subsided and the siege settled down into a protracted stalemate . |
| 26 | We slipped down into a small crater . |
| 27 | At Beni Suef we got down into a dusty twilight . |
| 28 | Through fences and barb-wire , over the top of a rocky hill , and down into a hidden valley . |
| 29 | There are high ceilings , tall windows , moulded cornices and a splendid original staircase with a mahogany handrail sweeping down into a carved lion 's head . |
| 30 | There is a process in chemistry called ‘ denaturing ’ — when food is microwaved , for example , and its component parts break down into a smooth warm mass . |