Example sentences of "down into [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as the block is instigated , the attacker switches his attack by bringing his right leg down into a sweep position , directly behind the defender 's leading foot . |
| 2 | There I got on a bus that took me to Le Hospitalet près l'Andorre , and through the frontier post at Pas de la Casa , over the Envalira pass and down into a land whose mountainous beauty at once put me under a spell I shall never forget . |
| 3 | People who wanted information from him were noting his silence and making their judgments accordingly ; his life seemed to be funnelling down into a pit like so much waste water , and yet he could n't stir himself to the right kind of action . |
| 4 | To his relief he found he was above the trees and looking down into a murkiness that was beginning to map itself below him into defined and recognizable shapes . |
| 5 | They dropped down into a chamber , the roof of which must have been seven or eight feet high , and where the air seemed quite fresh . |
| 6 | The path simply sheds water to either side ; but where a path which follows the contours goes down into a dip , you 'll have to ensure that ponding does n't occur , and it may be necessary to form a small land drain to lead the water away to a less waterlogged area . |
| 7 | He turned the door handle slowly , the automatic gripped in his fist , held high so that he could swing it down into a firing position if necessary . |
| 8 | Instead of kicking the ball high so that it splashed down into a lake and bounced backwards , as Going did on that ludicrous day , the Australians and New Zealanders took advantage of the wide open spaces in sevens and kicked long , flat balls which stopped dead in the water . |
| 9 | Application 64 141 describes a miniature motor cycle which folds down into a briefcase . |
| 10 | Suddenly , a ladder broke away , precipitating them down into a heap and unfortunately one was killed . |
| 11 | He turned around and looked down into a sea of human faces , below him . |
| 12 | Great imperial systems propelled by steam have broken down into a myriad nationalities propelled by the internal-combustion engine and oil . |
| 13 | You curve the surface by making it go down into a hollow . |
| 14 | I dipped down into a valley , crossed into another field — moving faster and faster — and then climbed up towards a thicket . |
| 15 | Of the longer term organizational trends that have developed within the travel industry , diversification needs to be broken down into a range of separate forms . |
| 16 | As informational flows become less structured , so the water-tight internal divisions of institutions break down into a plethora of working parties and task groups with constantly shifting personnel . |
| 17 | The south east ridge leads down into a bowl of porridge-like peat , so I bore off eastwards , still rough enough , into the paring wind , crossing the Allt an t-Strathain Mhoir high up to drop down to the church . |
| 18 | It was odd really , Gaily decided , on the way home , odd how easy it had been , how he 'd seemed to fit there without too much trouble , and settle down into a way of talking , and acting without any strain . |
| 19 | Before he could do anything more another wave lifted him high into the foam-filled wind , then dizzyingly dropped him down into a hole in the ocean . |
| 20 | That slots down into a hole in the middle of the boat but that just stops us drifting sideways . |
| 21 | Willie gazed at the gentle way he fingered the udders and at the warm white liquid spurting down into a bucket underneath . |
| 22 | Or consider Hotel Bora Bora where guests stay in overwater bungalows with steps down into a lagoon , or the Moana Beach where you can watch the fish below your bungalow through a glass coffee table ! |
| 23 | This develops into a large bulky plant 2ft high , which collapses after heavy frost , blanketing the ground and breaking down into a mass of fibre . |
| 24 | So after gravitational collapse a black hole must settle down into a state in which it could be rotating , but not pulsating . |
| 25 | Eventually ( and assuming some kind of drastic disruption does not take place ) a given space tends to settle down into a state of balance . |
| 26 | ‘ How very noble , ’ Oliver said ironically as he opened the car door and stepped down into a puddle . |
| 27 | Chop the tongue and , with 5 oz. ( weighed after clarifying ) of the butter , reduce it to a paste in the blender or liquidizer , season it , pack it tightly down into a pot or pots , smooth over the top , cover , and leave in the refrigerator until very firm . |
| 28 | Bob Burtenshaw , realising they must at least silence the ships lying inside the dry-dock , south of the caisson , took several men with him along the wall , firing their pistols down into a tanker undergoing a refit . |
| 29 | She was sinking down into a dream , aware only of the warmth of his body wrapped intimately against her own . |
| 30 | The path teetered down into a side gorge — and then the granite slabs appeared . |