Example sentences of "[noun] down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Returning to the main road , which is very good , we cross the plateau and pass a small reservoir on the left-hand side with views down to the south side of the island and the sea . |
| 2 | To the north of the campus are the Residences , beautifully situated with views down to the mouth of the river and the distance Donegal hills . |
| 3 | To the north of the campus are the Residences , beautifully situated with views down to the mouth of the river and the distant Donegal hills . |
| 4 | Under the stress of the All Blacks ' tackling Dewi Morris ' passing let the Lions down at the base of the scrum and his problems were transmitted to the other midfield backs . |
| 5 | Attempts throughout the day to coax an escaped owl down from the roof of a house have so far failed . |
| 6 | No you do n't , no see they 've had er mums and tots down at the centre today |
| 7 | The lane down to the harbour was steep ; the oncoming wind would be of positive benefit . |
| 8 | If , on reaching the lowest level , the points have not been re-aligned positively , with a set tolerance , the procedure returns to the highest level and successively provides a rotational correction down through the system again . |
| 9 | Take the tent down during the day to minimise ultra-violet exposure from the sun . |
| 10 | The big regatta dances in the huge grey tent down by the quay in Carrick were just beginning but there were so few days left of the holiday that Maggie preferred to spend them about the house chatting with Rose or her sisters around the fire or talking with Michael out in the front garden among his flowerbeds ; and sometimes during long breaks in the rain they would go out to where Moran was tidying up in the meadows . |
| 11 | His professional engineering career started on the truck side , and he sees his task mainly as miniaturisation to bring all the advantages of power and economy enjoyed by the heavy goods diesel driver down to the size where they can also be of benefit to the motorist . |
| 12 | that 's disgraceful that yeah and so that was from erm Street down to the and down the back so it would n't take , did n't take him a couple of minutes down to the mission |
| 13 | It takes only a few minutes down to the shore , and I stop by the pier where one or two herring gulls are sitting rather listlessly , and a couple of hooded crows are poking about on the beach . |
| 14 | Fancy ten minutes down by the river , dog ? ’ |
| 15 | The body of the third man lies chest down in the mud , head to one side . |
| 16 | So it shoots the notes down into the body better , and the whole instrument resonates . |
| 17 | What fun you children had skating on the tennis courts down in the valley , and putting on plays and dances with the Claydons . |
| 18 | And erm take them and down two two or three loads down to the station . |
| 19 | Tuppe found a pair of knickers down behind the back seat . |
| 20 | The noise down in the courtyard was getting louder as the men began to wonder why they were n't leaving . |
| 21 | All that was necessary to bring it on in more or less its full force was the sight of the Bible , its cover or open page , or its mere name , or the sight of a church , or the sound of any bell ringing solemnly , from Big Ben down to the bell of the Sunday muffin men . |
| 22 | In all of this giving away of herself ( which can be taken in two modern senses ) , this revelation of a coarser character beneath the courtly exterior she tries to sustain , Margery follows the movement of the opening stanzas of the text down from the character of the courtly dame to the level of the townswoman , a stereotyped bourgeois Vxor , " Wife " : the label that seems to be given her by the letter " " V " alongside some of her speeches in the manuscript copy of Dame Sirith . |
| 23 | So you thought gliding was a pleasant way of spending leisure time away from the cares and woes down on the ground . |
| 24 | He buried his face against her throat , his mouth tormenting her with its lazy progress down towards the swell of her breasts , and she arched up , silently begging for his caress . |
| 25 | Grease and press the base down into the tin so that the snipped pieces fold up around the sides of the tin . |
| 26 | The gate admits to a path , presumably made as a droveway for bringing sheep down from the fell ; this spirals up to the ridge where a turn to the right leads to the summit cairn . |
| 27 | It was a long distance down the great side of the hill , through the woods down to the estuary . |
| 28 | We loved our home in the woods down in the lane . |
| 29 | I sent Peggy down to the village for yeast and old Meg was at the baker 's , first time in months , and she says her master 's back . ’ |
| 30 | He 'd spend hours down at the Pyramid talking through his emotions on this one . |