down a/the tube

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  • She poured the liquid down the tube.
  • The engineer carefully guided the wire down a narrow tube.
  • Water flowed quickly down the drainage tube after the heavy rain.
  • They fed the patient nutrients down a feeding tube.
  • He watched the small ball roll down the plastic tube.
  • To clean it, you need to flush water down the entire tube.
  • The technician inserted the camera down a flexible tube to inspect the damage.
  • Smoke curled down the ventilation tube and out into the open.
  • We pushed the cable down a long, insulated tube to reach the other end.
  • A steady stream of chemicals dripped down the glass tube in the laboratory.