Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can control the amount of ‘ sink ’ by either pulling up , as I am doing here , or pushing down on the boom . |
| 2 | The advantage is that there is no line , visible to the fish , coming from the bait , either on the surface or going down to the bottom . |
| 3 | But this will have to involve levelling up to the more advantaged rather than levelling down to the lesser , although future benefits can be reduced so long as diminution is applied equally to both sexes . |
| 4 | The Gardon was so full of silt ( plus the occasional dead sheep or cow ) that looking down from the third floor of the Pont du Gard it looked more like a flow of molasses than a river . |
| 5 | Looking up at the north-facing slope ahead you would see snow and ice and you would tremble , but you would know that coming down on the other side , you would walk in sunshine , through green grass and sweet-smelling flowers . |
| 6 | The above indicates that there is far more to negotiating than sitting down opposite the other party and trying to bargain . |
| 7 | The court file will record that setting down within the prescribed period if it takes place . |
| 8 | The Immense parasites twining round the trees taking root some of them at the tops of the trees and hanging down to the ground , others surrounding the trees like a crown — heard the bell bird with his incessant ting ting , the coachwhip bird & c. — a heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning — soon cleared up — every green thing looked more beautiful for its sprinkling . ’ |
| 9 | It was definitely time to say farewell and stepping down from the canal at that point I found myself on the very street of my son 's house . |
| 10 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 11 | Our first sight of the island was a sharp mountain peak jutting through the low cloud which unfortunately spoiled our view , but in minutes we were through the cloud and touching down on the long black runway which ran parallel to the shores of the fiord . |
| 12 | Hours of bending and stretching and twisting down on the prom in singlets and shorts while the wind whipped over us from the wintry sea . |
| 13 | Very slowly , and keeping down below the seals ' horizon , I crept forward towards the sound of singing . |
| 14 | I 've cut the ropes that bind me to the shore , she thought , and sinking down onto the arm of Meredith 's chair she listened , smiling , to one of the pirates confiding that when he was in town he consulted the same dentist as dear Johnny . |
| 15 | She shivered a little , leaning on the balustrade and looking down into the darkness while he gave some instructions to the maid . |
| 16 | I remember standing at the back of The Lyceum and looking down at the crowd . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm glad for you , ’ Jenna snapped , standing and looking down at the angry face . |
| 18 | Corbett bathed in the guest-house 's one and only tub before dressing and going down to the buttery for ale and a bowl of bread and fish boiled in milk . |
| 19 | He got out of the planes coming , we , we was coming over from de Laborgie and you give him the needle and I had to lead him off the lead him off the plane , and going down over the chimneys in Chantilly to landu Laborgie he goes , woo ooh ooh , getting ready you know . |
| 20 | Gould remembers following the driver and lying down on the floor of the car face down , waiting for the ambush to pass . |
| 21 | The authorities also drafted regulations to circumscribe public activity in Tiananmen Square itself , which included the prohibition of any memorial activity and of " joking and playing , sitting and lying down on the ground " . |
| 22 | Biff asked coldly , standing up and peering down into the darkness . |
| 23 | Shivering at the table and peering down at the paper under the stumpy candle I allowed myself to wander off the straight path through the dark trees . |
| 24 | In general , too , rhythmic and temporal features of speech are ignored in transcriptions ; the rhythmic structure which appears to bind some groups of words more closely together than others , and the speeding up and slowing down of the overall pace of speech relative to the speaker 's normal pace in a given speech situation , are such complex variables that we have very little idea how they are exploited in speech and to what effect ( but , cf. |
| 25 | The Government 's principal task in the months to come will be to restore the right mix of monetary and fiscal policy — now badly out of balance — so that interest rates have a better chance of coming down , and staying down over the long run . |
| 26 | The Nfis looped off in gorges beyond and a path led us along , in swooping fashion , over the spurs and flanking down beside the clean , clear waters . |
| 27 | If we were to construct a ‘ ladder ’ of non-fatal offences , starting with the most serious and moving down to the least serious , the offence of attempted murder should be placed at the top . |
| 28 | However , at the end of 1981 a new superintendent instituted changes which included moving a number of the area 's community police-officers to other duties and clamping down on the activities by local youths which had previously been tolerated . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , I 'm well enough , ’ Mrs Clamp said , shaking her head and coming down off the stool , picking up some more frozen burgers and going back to the freezer . |
| 30 | Nearly everyone came down according to plan , but Sgt Paul Flood surprised everyone by missing the drop zone and coming down behind the crowd . |