Example sentences of "of water [verb] down the " in BNC.

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1 Drops of water trickle down the panes of glass .
2 Then came predictions that a severe drought would limit Expo 's water supply , vital in cooling the site and central to the designs of many of the 95 pavilions — not least Britain 's where a spectacular wall of water cascades down the faade .
3 Where a stream flows off the higher rocks ( the Millstone Grit ) on to the limestone , a large flow of water passes down the joints at that one place .
4 Rivulets of water coursed down the panes , puddling on the sill .
5 Simon ( 4.2 ) was bringing a bucket of water to wash down the paint easels .
6 Then my torch showed up streaks of water running down the chimney stack .
7 I gaze out through the steam and the rivulets of water running down the glass of the shower cabinet .
8 Now the bare earth was pitted and ravaged and , during the monsoon rains , torrents of water swept down the loosened topsoil , carving out gullies and chasms that crumpled occasionally into landslides .
9 It was raining , thin trickles of water sliding down the window , tainting the air with dampness .
10 But a few minutes later he heard the rattle of heavy rain on the loose corrugated iron sheet hiding the way in , felt the first trickle of water crawling down the floor , and then remembered how long this place took to drain .
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