Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] the slope " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something with a dull gleam flew from his hand , tumbling down the slope of the dune . |
| 2 | A second explosion , and vast shards of the cliff lazily peeled away and tumbled down the slope . |
| 3 | Luckily , the Devil cares not for checking visitors ' bus passes to see if they 're over-the-hill and struggling down the slope on their Zimmer frames . |
| 4 | This manifested itself quite dramatically on a few occasions when , the holding screws having sheared , the rail curled up behind the tank as it moved down the slope . |
| 5 | Every game Endill played the balls would bounce down the slope and into the sea . |
| 6 | In a little while the Wheel would be set alight , released from its cradle and allowed to trundle down the slope , gathering momentum . |
| 7 | When they immediately reacted with their automatic alarm response of rolling up into a tight ball , the entire family promptly rolled down the slope of the hill and came to rest at the man 's feet , where he picked them up and popped them into his collecting bag . |
| 8 | With a shake of its magnificent antlers the stag charged down the slope towards them . |
| 9 | The other girls had reached the top of the bank now , and they saw her long legs fairly leaping down the slope after the speeding pram . |
| 10 | I watched in alarm as the rapidly rotating bundle crashed down the slope , jettisoning bits and pieces as it went . |
| 11 | … turning there towards Ken Wood , and climbing up the slope , I spotted a solitary Scots pine tree among the beeches . |
| 12 | Below the nesting area the slopes were rich with vegetation , enriched by bird-droppings , and we were climbing up the slope when we became aware that a polar bear with a big cub was ‘ grazing ’ on the slope . |
| 13 | There was a small wood behind it , climbing up the slope of the hill , with oak and beech just beginning to turn orange and yellow with autumn colours . |
| 14 | I dropped down the slope through a mixture of snow and rocks . |
| 15 | He rose and went to the window , looking down the slope . |
| 16 | He walked straight back round the top of the little dale until they came down the slope to the road , well out of sight of the cottage . |
| 17 | I came down the slope , trying not to smirk . |
| 18 | In no time at all they were coasting down the slope out of the car park . |
| 19 | Donna did n't slow up as she roared up the slope . |
| 20 | It was possible to get on to the roof by the window and climb up the slope to the wall and the projecting archway . |
| 21 | Break up the slope by creating different levels . |
| 22 | Suddenly she was gone , off balance and tilting down the slope , running with windmill arms , sliding , running again , a plume of white chalk-dust under her heels . |
| 23 | We met with the head ski instructor first and he made us all ski down the slope individually so that he could put us into different groups . |
| 24 | She raced down the slope as fast as she could go . |
| 25 | Turning up the collar of his Burberry against the chill morning air , he climbed up the slope to the rim of the hollow and stood looking down at the car . |
| 26 | He slowed as he came to the first of the two rows , leaning across the dashboard in order to be able to see up the slope . |
| 27 | Yuan rode up the slope . |
| 28 | Outside the sunlight has raced down the slope of the mountain and has almost reached the floor of the valley . |
| 29 | He glanced down the slope and realized the party was returning . |
| 30 | He glanced down the slope wishing he had brought boots ; his shoes were already letting in mud . |