Example sentences of "down [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took them until the 100th minute of an enthralling Rumbelows Cup semi-final second leg to finally break down Spurs ' gallant resistance as former Cobh Ramblers player Keane met Gary Crosby 's corner to beat Erik Thorstvedt with a thumping header . |
| 2 | Chapter 11 works by allowing top management to get the firm out of trouble by drawing up a rescue plan that can involve restructuring the firm and writing down creditors ' claims on its assets . |
| 3 | Tears streamed down Nicandra 's face . |
| 4 | you slip down Plato 's ladder unashamed . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ True it is that we ai n't in the habit of entertaining the likes of you , sir , most of the gentry as stops here in Newark preferring to bait down Saracen 's Head with that there Mr Thompson , but — ’ |
| 6 | Okay write down Ohm 's Law , and that 's , when you , when you sort of pull things out of your memory it , your memory is usually all in blocks of links So |
| 7 | Tears were streaming down Cora-Beth 's face as she clung to Harry 's hand . |
| 8 | Graf von Kageneck claimed III/JG 27 's last victory over the island when he shot down Hurricane N2673 of 261 Squadron , Plt.Off . |
| 9 | There he goes — Who man turns down La 's hot seat |
| 10 | Going down Pamela 's ? |
| 11 | The rain dribbled down Millet 's socks . |
| 12 | He lives down Taylor 's Avenue , you know , in one of them great big houses opposite the park . |
| 13 | Tears were running down Ben 's brown old face . |
| 14 | Gabby came bowling down Jim 's driveway in a truck . |
| 15 | Greg Mackey — the Australian stand-off who turned down Hull 's contract offer last month to re-join Warrington — and Welsh scrum half Kevin Ellis were at the heart of the Wire 's classy , high speed football . |
| 16 | Tears were running down Sarah 's face and Julia lifted her hand to touch her cheek , then her hand fell back . |
| 17 | Wolves prey on small deer and would therefore keep down Germany 's huge game stocks , which currently have to be culled by hunters . |
| 18 | Even if he did politely turn down Branson 's parting offer of a seat on Virgin 's inaugural flight — for obvious reasons . |
| 19 | ‘ It might do more harm than good , ’ he said , alarmed at the amount of blood running down Meredith 's face . |
| 20 | These provisions cover tax on properties which will be sold to repay debt , selling costs , fees connected with the financial restructuring and writing down Heron 's 16 p.c. stake in Nazmu Virani 's property company , Control Securities . |
| 21 | THE ICY WATER streamed down Richard 's face . |
| 22 | Tears started to trickle down Donna 's face and Juliet had to swallow hard . |
| 23 | Attempts to move Currys gradually out of the high street to larger edge-of-town and out-of-town stores and to tone down Dixons ' garish image have yet to bear fruit . |
| 24 | Maybe the Assistant Commissioner 's wife was breathing down Maxham 's neck . |
| 25 | It 's as if someone today wanted to write down Napoleon 's words and deeds without being able to consult a single written document , only vague memories and anecdotes . |
| 26 | Things have become far more sophisticated over the last fifty years , of course — from slowing down Clapton 's licks on record ( while 16RPM was still a reality ) to units like this one . |
| 27 | Truman , fearing the escalation of the war and confident that the UN forces could hold their line , turned down MacArthur 's advice . |
| 28 | By allowing , in the interests of economic profitability , the financial institutions to regulate themselves , by weakening , in order to keep down industry 's costs , the power of the agencies who are meant to control health and safety and pollution , the Conservatives again have revealed the ideological basis to their law and order position . |
| 29 | " Where they melt down pig 's fat . " |
| 30 | Tears rolled down Linton 's face . |