Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] lead down [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Nearing the Sandaig River , which rushes down from the mountains and passes beneath the road to enter the Sound , gated forest roads lead down to the beach where Gavin Maxwell had a cottage he called Camusfearna and wrote his world best-seller about his life there with the sea otters he admitted to his home as companions .
2 With this intention firmly planted in her mind , she headed for the back stairs leading down into the kitchens .
3 She had reached the pier now , and , still fighting against the wind , made for the flight of iron steps leading down to the beach .
4 A short flight of stone steps led down to the entrance .
5 Seen from the rear , the house was exactly as she had described it , square and imposing with a flight of elegant stone steps leading down onto the grass .
6 When he peeped through the gap he could see the big half-pillars supporting the lintel , the rounded stone steps leading down to the paved walkway and the wilderness of garden beyond .
7 There was a gate in the wall that overlooked the seashore — the wall where she and Guido had stood last night — with a flight of stone steps leading down to the beach .
8 A short ladder pitch from one of the ventilation shafts led down into the level .
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