Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [verb] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the very highest tower in the middle of the Castle , a thin plume of mist or vapour drifts down the wind . |
| 2 | The grounds total about 55 acres with gardens , pasture and woodland rolling down the steep slopes to meet the waters of the River Fowey and Woodgate Pill . |
| 3 | A party of revellers in black and red velvet doublets and hose ran down the arcade , showering everyone with confetti . |
| 4 | Brother and sister walk down the gang-plank |
| 5 | A wire balloon should be fitted into the top of each downpipe to prevent birds nesting and debris getting down the pipe |
| 6 | THOUSANDS of islanders fled in terror yesterday as 20ft walls of boiling mud and ash roared down the slopes of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines . |
| 7 | He likes the days when nothing seems to happen , and rain runs down the windows , and through somebody else 's windows on the other side of the airwell you can see girls with piles of lacquered hair laughing and making sudden small self-conscious movements , as they flirt with young men in Italian-cut suits , silent behind the layers of glass . |
| 8 | The doubts still persist that his statue-like stance — feet wide apart , legs straight and head looking down the pitch over the left shoulder — leaves him in no position to deal effectively with the fast , short delivery . |
| 9 | Another rain squall blotted out the harbour and water cascaded down the window panes . |
| 10 | After a hard frost the passage walls sweated and water trickled down the corridors . |
| 11 | The hot sun burnt his back and sweat ran down the rags of his shorts . |
| 12 | An indeterminate mass of concrete and steel plunged down the centre of the stairwell , exploding like a bomb on the ground floor below . |
| 13 | Music drifted from open windows and traffic droned down the King 's Road . |
| 14 | If the tasks to be done are more complex , and surrounded by a higher degree of uncertainty , then co-ordination may be done more efficiently through instructions and information passed down the managerial hierarchy . |
| 15 | The men at the headman 's house decided , on behalf of the village , that every dog that had been out in the night , possibly taking part in the fight and helping bring down the rabid dog , would have to be killed : and all bitches on heat , whether they 'd been inside or out , must also be killed . |
| 16 | Instead , ordinary dogwood , wineberries and bamboo ramble down the steep bank to the side of the garden , providing a natural extension to the view of Blaise Park beyond . |