Example sentences of "[pron] down into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His speed and Lachlan 's bull charge through the fight , drawing their own men after him in the vacuum of his passage , ran him and them down into the water as well . |
| 2 | It catapults grains of sand at passing ants in an attempt to knock them down into the pit and eat them . |
| 3 | And he had taken them down into the Southern Ocean , not as far as we were going , but far enough to be in amongst the ice , circumnavigating the whole land mass of Antarctica in waters no man had ever sailed before . |
| 4 | Then he led them down into the bloody cloud again . |
| 5 | So how does pancreatic lipase , an enzyme that knocks around in the essentially aqueous environment of the small intestine , get to grips with fats and oils and break them down into the glycerol and fatty acids that are readily absorbed by the lining of the gut ? |
| 6 | up until just six years ago crews unhappy about the weight of their cox would bring them down into the brewery for a spot of heavy labour — shovelling mash , to get their weight down . |
| 7 | ‘ Now I come to think of it , ’ he said , easing himself down into the depths of his very easy chair , ‘ that Mrs Entwhistle from the corner said there was something about your dad in one of the Sunday papers , I do n't remember which . ’ |
| 8 | I 'll pull you down into the gutter . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ She 'll drag you down into the gutter with her , Dane — but if that 's all you want from life , then damn you . ’ |
| 10 | And road again drops you down into the , you go on the ring road of course , |
| 11 | Insert the cuttings by pushing each one down into the sand about 4–5 inches ( 10–12cm ) apart and with the leaves at right angles to the line of the slit , so that growth emanating from the axillary buds grows out into free space between the rows , not into the cutting next door . |
| 12 | With her heart thumping so hard that her ears were deaf to any other sounds , Sarah hurled herself down into the dip . |
| 13 | Ruth saw thrown spears hang in the air as if floating in water , and she thrust herself down into the grass , her face in her hands so as not to see any more . |
| 14 | Suddenly , George placed a finger to his lips and , taking Elizabeth by the arm , gently pushed her down into the grass . |
| 15 | A tallish hummock loomed , and he pulled her down into the wet grass behind it . |
| 16 | Its crassness repelled her but it slid inside her because she recognized it as her name and suddenly there was a dark pit , a chasm , a void , and the gravity of being dragged her down into the dark heart of weight . |
| 17 | Two or three of us , we pulled her down into the barley and pulled her drawers down and filled 'em with barley . |
| 18 | He pushed her down into the chair . |
| 19 | For a second his eyes met hers and then he came to her quickly , his body covering her own , pressing her down into the softness of the bed , his skin against hers an almost unbearable pleasure . |
| 20 | Then he sprang , bearing her down into the trampled snow only a few paces from Yet 's body . |
| 21 | And for a moment they strained together , their breathing harsh , uneven , then with a sudden movement he rolled on top of her , his weight crushing her down into the grasses . |
| 22 | Whatever type of communication system we use , we can break it down into the following parts : ( a ) a source of information ( b ) a device which converts the information into a suitable form for transmission ( c ) the means of communication ( channel of communication ) itself ( d ) perhaps some form of processing circuit(s) at intervals along the way ( e ) a destination for the signal and its conversion into a suitable form ( which is normally that of the original ) and , finally , ( f ) the receiver of the information . |
| 23 | He followed the dive-bomber round in a very tight turn and shot it down into the sea , but found that his own aircraft was by then burning fiercely . |
| 24 | Taylor/L , A G.C. O'Nion intercepted a Z.506B which made off on seeing the fighter and attempted to evade by making steep turns , but Taylor was quickly onto its tail and forced it down into the sea . |
| 25 | The horsefly larvae use their two large jaws to capture the tiny toad and pull it down into the mud where they feed on its body fluids . |
| 26 | Therapist : ‘ You say you feel awful at times ; let's look at that and try and break it down into the physical sensations you feel , the thoughts you have , and how it effects your behaviour . |
| 27 | Laboriously , she drags it down into the tunnel and there , in the dark , she lays a single egg on the inert body . |
| 28 | If the gull has the nerve to dive at them , an auntie may even grab it by the feet and pull it down into the water . |
| 29 | Finally , one of them placed his foot flat on the box , right over Caroline 's face , and forced it down into the grave . |
| 30 | As his faithful knight Bedivere cast Arthur 's sword Excalibur into the waters of Llyn Llydaw the hand of the Lady of the Lake rose up to catch it and draw it down into the depths forever . |