Example sentences of "of water [verb] [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then came predictions that a severe drought would limit Expo 's water supply , vital in cooling the site and central to the designs of many of the 95 pavilions — not least Britain 's where a spectacular wall of water cascades down the faade . |
| 2 | Simon ( 4.2 ) was bringing a bucket of water to wash down the paint easels . |
| 3 | I gaze out through the steam and the rivulets of water running down the glass of the shower cabinet . |
| 4 | Then my torch showed up streaks of water running down the chimney stack . |
| 5 | It was raining , thin trickles of water sliding down the window , tainting the air with dampness . |
| 6 | But a few minutes later he heard the rattle of heavy rain on the loose corrugated iron sheet hiding the way in , felt the first trickle of water crawling down the floor , and then remembered how long this place took to drain . |