Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the first pruning , take each stem down to a suitable bud , so that ideally it is reduced to no more than 3–4 inches ( 8–10 cm ) in length . |
| 2 | Cambridge have shown themselves to be fast starters but Bangert has sometimes lacked the rhythm to capitalise on an early lead , while Oxford , though led in practice races , have rowed strong opponents down . |
| 3 | Well how we gon na get that bit down then ? |
| 4 | Now , you can see that coin down there , if you look carefully , you can see it you ca n't get it , you know where it is , it has n't gone through a hole into the centre of the earth it has n't , sort of , disappeared into outer space , you know exactly where it is , the chances are you could pin point it within a few inches of where i , even if you ca n't see it you know where it is , but you ca n't get at it to you , it 's lost you know it 's geographic location , you know when it went there , you know everything about it , you only thing is you ca n't get at it ! |
| 5 | Now the splitting machine used to cut that skin down there like that . |
| 6 | For example they support the market square project and at the end of the day even with the total budget down to S S A the vast bulk of the money being spent by conservative budget 's been spent on people salaries but it 's still being spent on services and the labour party this year has lost the three elements keeping the tax down and that 's quite a good thing to see . |
| 7 | He dashed the Hooded Owl down on to the middle of the stage , where it shattered satisfyingly . |
| 8 | We sell working clothes , there were about two shirts and a towel and a pot towel I can get for about fifty P down there |
| 9 | ‘ Keep the bloody noise down ! |
| 10 | See that geezer down there ? |
| 11 | On 17 September Christie 's announced that it had cut its interim payment down to 0.5p compared with 2.3p in the first half of last year . |
| 12 | The shutters ' anchor points had to be welded to the hull and , especially at the stern where the windows wrapped round Wavebreaker 's counter , the bolts looked intrusive and ugly , but better that than to be a good-looking boat fifty fathoms down and still sinking . |
| 13 | The stairs had metal caps to prevent wear so the noise from marching feet was horrendous , most boys did nothing to lessen the din , in fact a favourite ploy was to stamp the right foot down hard in unison . |
| 14 | Engines thrumming now , the Emperor Titan lurched forward roughly , crashing its right foot down , then its left , so that Yeremi 's seat bounced violently on its hydraulic suspension , and he almost fired plasma prematurely . |
| 15 | This force was applied by those long , black-nyloned legs , and though most of the pressure was provided by her left limb , some residual effort pushed her right foot down as well , and on each occasion we speeded up , just momentarily , as her amply-soled Doc Marten pressed against the accelerator . |
| 16 | He buried his face against her throat , his mouth tormenting her with its lazy progress down towards the swell of her breasts , and she arched up , silently begging for his caress . |
| 17 | A BP oil tanker was blocking the narrow lane down to the Old Forge , towering over the thatched cottage to which it was attached by its pipe-line as though with an umbilical cord . |
| 18 | Have you got that sentence down ? |
| 19 | In that field down there ! |
| 20 | When he bent that famous craggy face and strong jaw down from its natural elevation to the level of ordinary human beings it was not to advance any opinions or tell any anecdotes of his own . |
| 21 | So put your eight p down there . |
| 22 | With a disparaging look down at her clothes , Phena smiled . |
| 23 | It meets the Gramm-Rudman target , brings that deficit down further and balances the budget by 1993 — with no new taxes . |
| 24 | There could be no quicker way than this to appreciate how different things are climatically on the two sides of the mountains , because not only do you exchange cold cloud for sunshine but also the lush greenery of the high valleys to the north for the grass less , stony and , in summer , almost waterless river valley which leads on the Spanish side down to the small town of Bielsa ( a little trippery , inevitably , but a place of some character ) . |
| 25 | By making simple changes such as swapping ordinary margarine for low-fat spread , the cheese for reduced-fat cheddar and by sticking to just one biscuit instead of four Nicky could cut the total calories down to 1,850 . |
| 26 | He er he was strong enough man to put fifty pound down for his deposit , towards his deposit of a hundred and fifty you know ? |
| 27 | So how we gon na get hundred a hundred odd trays down to us ? |
| 28 | and the salt-cracked slipway down from the jetty . |
| 29 | ‘ He was in that car down on the promenade . |
| 30 | I wonder why they put that car down there tonight ? |