Example sentences of "[noun pl] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Here we are , ’ gushed the presenter of Gardeners ' World , ‘ we 're in my very favourite corner of the estate now , with its magnificent , sweeping views down to the river.just look at this superb example of Metasequoiaglyptostroboides , or Dawn Redwood to give it its more familiar name , I do n't think I 've ever seen a better specimen anywhere . |
| 2 | To the north of the campus are the Residences , beautifully situated with views down to the mouth of the river and the distance Donegal hills . |
| 3 | To the north of the campus are the Residences , beautifully situated with views down to the mouth of the river and the distant Donegal hills . |
| 4 | Returning to the main road , which is very good , we cross the plateau and pass a small reservoir on the left-hand side with views down to the south side of the island and the sea . |
| 5 | In winter it can often provide a pleasant ice-pitch , but in very wet weather the Rollick Stones ridge on the eastern side of the clough is preferable — from where you get fine views down to the cascades . |
| 6 | He opened the door of a big airy room with views down to the great river itself . |
| 7 | Under the stress of the All Blacks ' tackling Dewi Morris ' passing let the Lions down at the base of the scrum and his problems were transmitted to the other midfield backs . |
| 8 | Contacts down in New Orleans at the Unix International annual members meeting , where reporters are barred , called in last week as we went to press to say that nothing substantive had happened yet that would move the industry further down the unity path . |
| 9 | ‘ The small clubs deliberately maintain bad pitches to bring the big clubs down to their level , ’ said Gilmar . |
| 10 | No you do n't , no see they 've had er mums and tots down at the centre today |
| 11 | Sam 's brother , Neddy , incurred his wrath one day as he was driving the birds down towards the guns . |
| 12 | The disadvantage of share schemes is , Mr Luder says , that ‘ it is all very well my being an employee of a subsidiary five tiers down of some major plc , and their saying ‘ Here is a dollar for a share option and you will be motivated if the share price rises ’ , but there is no direct link between cause and effect' . |
| 13 | In pure strength , apart from their flexibility , the lashings , sewings and bindings used by primitive peoples , and by seamen down to recent times , are more efficient than metal fastenings , indeed sledges are still made in this way . |
| 14 | These are nervous times down at the Manor Ground . |
| 15 | It contains short biographies of many thousands of distinguished British and English people from the earliest of recorded times down to 1960 . |
| 16 | That was the position taken by pretty nearly all men of intelligence from the earliest historical times down to about a hundred bears ago . |
| 17 | Nostalgic times down in Lurgan |
| 18 | But then she did n't usually sleep so soundly out of doors , and she put her reactions down to recent stress . |
| 19 | The fighting continued , spreading off the great curve of the ramparts down into the buildings below . |
| 20 | Nadobenko , although a previous stage winner , had started the final stage almost seven minutes down on Lillywhite overall . |
| 21 | The speed of transmission varies from 6 minutes down to a matter of seconds per A4 page , depending on the type of fax machine used . |
| 22 | It takes only a few minutes down to the shore , and I stop by the pier where one or two herring gulls are sitting rather listlessly , and a couple of hooded crows are poking about on the beach . |
| 23 | It 's less than 40 minutes down to Grantown , just floating . |
| 24 | that 's disgraceful that yeah and so that was from erm Street down to the and down the back so it would n't take , did n't take him a couple of minutes down to the mission |
| 25 | Fancy ten minutes down by the river , dog ? ’ |
| 26 | Triumphantly , he slapped a wodge of notes down on the polished mahogany counter , as if anxious to be rid of it , and snatching a 12 bore from the gunsmith , he strode out into the square . |
| 27 | But not as many as you would have if you were using the treble clef because you 'd probably end up with a lot of lower this is wha , that is n't a particularly good example really because it has n't given a lot of lower notes but normally you 'd expect to see more notes down on these lines . |
| 28 | What I 'd like you to do , is to have a look at your time , one , and first of all see notes down on it , make a note beside each task that you 've got on there , whether it 's active or reactive . |
| 29 | So it shoots the notes down into the body better , and the whole instrument resonates . |
| 30 | What fun you children had skating on the tennis courts down in the valley , and putting on plays and dances with the Claydons . |