Example sentences of "down to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a very long journey right across the Atlas mountains and down to the edge of the desert . |
| 2 | I can only put it down to the strong classical emphasis which prevails in the courses offered in the UK , although many of the university drama courses in the USA do stage Shakespeare and the European classical authors . |
| 3 | Issues of class conflict within the group were to remain largely subordinate , as the matter of the nature and defence of loyalism itself was to dominate the scene right down to the present day . |
| 4 | So left him and walked down to the river . |
| 5 | Thought of him tonight as I walked down to the river . |
| 6 | She made her way , still seemingly dancing to the tune , the huge crocodile-skin handbag on her arm swaying heavily in time , to the door down to the saloon . |
| 7 | What with the doctor going straight out and the deceased going down to the kitchen to thank both staff for a very good meal there was n't time — even if she took it herself , which is unlikely from all I hear . ’ |
| 8 | I said nothing , but turned away and walked as quickly as I could towards the stairs and down to the student canteen in the basement . |
| 9 | I took this down to the town hall the following day and then set myself to the most urgent task in hand : trying to find another job . |
| 10 | They could n't make emergency payments themselves , but if I went down to the social security office … |
| 11 | The handshake was a stupid idea as she was still holding Darren , but she let him slide down to the floor and we shook . |
| 12 | ‘ Will you at least let me walk you down to the station ? ’ |
| 13 | There was quite a gang of us that went down to the station — four Walshes and me . |
| 14 | Without really still thinking that I had any chance of success , I went back down to the Circle Line and journeyed on to Liverpool Street . |
| 15 | At nine o'clock , on the dot , I went down to the station cafe to face whatever was going to happen . |
| 16 | When I got down to the park , the combination of the cold and my long sleep that afternoon made me feel too restless to contemplate actually going to sleep again , so I just sat there on one of the benches , thinking . |
| 17 | ( On most types of training glider it will be possible to get down to the pre-stall buffet and continue with either a slight rocking of the wings or a very gentle inner wingdrop . ) |
| 18 | River valleys and railway lines are usually fairly level , with the ground sloping down to the rivers . |
| 19 | If I were you I 'd schlepp down to the disco and get yourself some trade , dear , otherwise you 'll burst ! ’ |
| 20 | She opened the first bottle of wine , and went down to the door . |
| 21 | The face is defined as that area below the eyebrows and extending down to the chin . |
| 22 | Allow the applied force gradually to separate your knees , driving them down to the mat . |
| 23 | They went for him then , Alexander and Donald McLaggan , the Duke 's two sons , dragged him from his father 's side so that his head bounced on the steps , lifted him bleeding , like foresters keeping a dying deer clear of the hounds , and started to carry him down to the river ‘ just to cool him off ’ but Cameron ran and gripped Donald 's shoulder and shouted , ‘ If you injure an officer it is treason on top of sedition , ’ so they carried him back and laid him carefully at his father 's feet . |
| 24 | By this time every gentleman knew what was expected of him : Cameron never dismounted , he leaned from the saddle and passed the paper down to the angry , helpless proprietor and took it back signed . |
| 25 | People who had been out together at Castle Menzies , then on down to the Reel of Ballechin , conversed steadily , opening up their private problems to each other with a freedom well beyond the usual . |
| 26 | He gave her the rake and she went vigorously at the hay while he plaited a grass rope to put round a burden and heft it down to the byre . |
| 27 | When I finished I took the lift down to the typing pool . |
| 28 | No one had mentioned how fast the trains were going : nor the precise time of impact , not down to the minute . |
| 29 | Perception , that is to say , boils down to the passage of sodium , potassium and other ions across semi-permeable membranes . |
| 30 | A sudden change of éaulement , an unusual turn in-out of legs or arms , or quick jumps up and then down to the floor followed by a roll over or even a somersault can accentuate the particular place that unusual movement has in the whole design . |