Example sentences of "down [prep] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We sat for a while by the cairn in the hot sun looking out before us , the only noise being the sound of the beck behind us falling over boulders and down towards Brackens Gill and the Dee . |
| 2 | The procedure for carrying out an inquest in England and Wales is laid down in Coroners Rules . |
| 3 | Down in dumps A GROUP of young people from Northern Ireland are setting off this week on a trip to one of the world 's poorest regions . |
| 4 | Parents have bedded down outside Toys R Us at the MetroCentre in Gateshead , Tyne and Wear , every Saturday night for the past six weeks , waiting for deliveries . |
| 5 | He was responsible for drawing up the first comprehensive anti-drugs strategy , unveiled in September 1989 , which involved increased spending , heavier penalties for casual users and incentives to drug-producing countries to clamp down on narcotics production . |
| 6 | I would n't mention this to your chums — boys can be so cruel — but I shall be coming down on Sports Day . |
| 7 | I do n't look down on arts students , though I do moan about their empty timetables , but then , someone doing a German degree , no way could I do that , I have the greatest respect for them . |
| 8 | I dropped down following a lovely track through the woods below Ivelet Boards and followed the pathway down to Ramps Holme , disturbing a weasel on the way . |
| 9 | ‘ We 'll have one last gallop down to Lambs Dell and then up to home , what ? ’ he said , his pastoral vision of the Bagots already forgotten . |
| 10 | No no , we just er came down to Personnel Office and |
| 11 | You could dress up or strip down to sports gear , lycra , leather , rubber , jock-straps , uniforms , work gear , torn jeans , boots , socks … |