Example sentences of "from [noun] down [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a recent visit we learned of a ‘ rat run ’ from nests down to the stream — through hedges , across the road , all well established . |
| 2 | It is the same all down the Welsh border , from Cheshire down to the Severn , and thence across the Severn to the three south-western counties of Somerset , Devon and Cornwall . |
| 3 | Since his theme was that of organising communities according to natural formations , not political boundaries , the task he set course members was an investigation of the Dart Valley , the watershed or catchment area of the river from Dartmoor down to the sea . |
| 4 | All , from Davout down to the humblest ranker , were eager to put it to the test . |
| 5 | I have found a seat on flights from way down in the ‘ relegation zone ’ on standby lists , simply because there was one space left and the couples above my name loyally refused to split up . |
| 6 | But the plains , savannahs , rivers and hills , all the way from Samburu down to the Masai Steppe , proved fruitful and the Masai built up their strength through the acquisition of women and cattle so successfully that they chased out the other tribes who were obliged to cling to the mountains or secrete themselves in the forests , land useless for cattle . |