Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] down [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hotel was n't really big enough for her to get confused as she checked up whether to turn left or right down the passage . |
| 2 | Admittedly , the practice facilities were often poor , but the preference for relaxation as an antidote to the cannon-balls suggested that deep down the fighting spirit was lacking . |
| 3 | The cloud rolled effortlessly and relentlessly down the slopes of the volcano , spreading out into a broad fan which rapidly engulfed St Pierre , and in the next two or three minutes killed all but two of the population , and set the town ablaze from end to end . |
| 4 | The northern ( and earlier ) approach was by passes across the Ural mountains to the lower reaches of the river Obn and thence down the Ob Gulf by boat to the mouth of the Tazn which was ascended as far as a portage to the lower Yenisei ; from there they followed an eastward course up the Lower Tunguska river , crossing a portage to the Vilyui and so to the Lena . |
| 5 | Each evening the quayside would be crowded with holidaymakers who made a point of going to watch the long procession of over 100 boats , their lights twinkling as dusk began to fall , pass slowly and majestically down the harbour and out to sea . |
| 6 | With time , the cells proceed further and further down the landscape and become more and more distant from each other , reflecting different patterns of gene activity . |
| 7 | The last two guides showed me how it was done , climbing quickly and fearlessly down the face . |
| 8 | The Princes will rue the fact that they passed up a wonderful chance to finish off the match on the 18th , for they were one up on that tee from which both the sons hit long and straight down the fairway . |
| 9 | and then down a bit more . |
| 10 | eg. ( SELF , UP , DOWN ) would cause the model to first look at the user who caused the last transition for a possible match , followed by a search up the user tree and then down the tree . |
| 11 | In it he envisaged linking the two seas to generate electricity , based on the proposals of the engineer Max Bourcart , who wanted the canal to run from Haifa Bay , through the Bet Shean Valley , and then down the Jordan Valley . |
| 12 | Then brush your hands , up the arms , front and back , across the shoulders , down the chest ( avoiding the nipples if you are a woman ) and then down the back of the neck to the upper back . |
| 13 | Items of trade destined for southern Germany now had to be transported across the Corridor and then down the length of Germany . |
| 14 | Blackberry , alert and intelligent , looking first up and then down the ditch before he crossed it . |
| 15 | At one end of the stableyard the walls of the kitchen garden joined the backs of the loose boxes — an archway crowned by a belfry was built across the carriage-way leading out of the yard to the great swirl of gravel in front of the house , and onwards down the avenue . |
| 16 | Active inquiries were suspended and the file crept farther and farther down the heap until two years after Inez Glynn 's disappearance , it had drifted down to archives . |
| 17 | And farther down the loch had waited the frigate that would escort it out to sea and stay with it , someone had told her , until it reached the safety of deep water . |
| 18 | Across the chest and occasionally down the arms . |
| 19 | Thankfully our landing was cushioned by the deep new snow and we came to a rest 100 metres lower , badly bruised and half strangled by the rope , but somehow down the couloir in one piece . |
| 20 | Going on to the last lap Dunlop had matters well in hand but further down the field behind McCallen there was drama when Alan Patterson , who had been in third place and going well , suddenly shot through the final bend and took the wrong road for the second time today losing his chance of a place . |
| 21 | ‘ I know that PCs call them spooks , niggers and sooties , but deep down the majority of PCs are n't really against them , although there are some who really hate them and will go out of their way to get them . |
| 22 | Belgium is the third highest consumer of beef in the EEC ( nearly 24kg per capita ) but well down the production list at 336,000 tonnes per annum . |
| 23 | Across the river from Hawes is Hardraw with its much-visited waterfall , while further down the dale lie two bonny villages , Askrigg and Bainbridge . |
| 24 | Next weekend Newtownards Sailing Club on Strangford will be hosting the Ulster Windsurfing Championship , while further down the lough Strangford Sailing Club will be organising the latest round in the North Coast Trophy for Optimists . |