Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [v-ing] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 2 | However , at the end of 1981 a new superintendent instituted changes which included moving a number of the area 's community police-officers to other duties and clamping down on the activities by local youths which had previously been tolerated . |
| 3 | The Nfis looped off in gorges beyond and a path led us along , in swooping fashion , over the spurs and flanking down beside the clean , clear waters . |
| 4 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 5 | The Immense parasites twining round the trees taking root some of them at the tops of the trees and hanging down to the ground , others surrounding the trees like a crown — heard the bell bird with his incessant ting ting , the coachwhip bird & c. — a heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning — soon cleared up — every green thing looked more beautiful for its sprinkling . ’ |
| 6 | The face is defined as that area below the eyebrows and extending down to the chin . |