down the mine

Examples (10)

• At 14, he went down the mine, following his father's footsteps.
• Many men spent their entire lives working down the mine.
• It was dangerous work down the mine, but it paid the bills.
• Before going down the mine, safety checks were always performed.
• He spent over thirty years down the mine before retiring.
• The new safety regulations made conditions better down the mine.
• Life was hard for those who toiled down the mine every day.
• The sound of the hoist signalled workers going down the mine.
• Generations of families in the village worked down the mine.
• She wondered what it was truly like down the mine.