Example sentences of "down [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our first encounter with ‘ The way through the Fish ’ , a modern classic of the Marmalada South Face in the Italian Dolomites had ended with us well beaten and rather incomprehendingly abseiling down during a perfect alpine evening . |
| 2 | In fact , when the spire was blown down during a gale , early in 1925 , it was not replaced . |
| 3 | For both reasons , the amount of looking at the listener should go down during a phase of speech production which involves a large amount of cognitive planning . |
| 4 | Fl Lt McNally was one of nine members of the RAF crew killed when the plane , went down during a low-level training exercise in the Grampians two weeks ago . |
| 5 | All nine members of the crew were killed when their RAF Hercules went down during a treacherous low level flying mission through the Grampians 19 days ago . |
| 6 | Sheriff George Crozier accused the lawyer of shouting him down during a trial at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court . |
| 7 | Oxford Crown Court has jailed two men after hearing how drug squad detectives tracked them down during a trip to London . |
| 8 | Sit down for a minute . |
| 9 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 10 | Then , and only then , begin the side-slip and use up sufficient height to be sure that full airbrake will be more than adequate to get down for a spot landing . |
| 11 | At these heights , the first turn or so generally dictates whether you go up and get a climb , or go down for a landing . |
| 12 | If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be . |
| 13 | Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’ |
| 14 | Clearly suffering from the after-effects of a hip injury , she was knocked down for a koka — just three points — by the Soviet Elena Petrova , but it was enough to wipe out her hopes of a third consecutive world title . |
| 15 | The ruins of an ancient church stand near the pebble beach , which you may have to share with cows coming down for a paddle . |
| 16 | The dragon heaved a huge sigh of relief and politely turned his head to let out a huge smoky belch ; then he settled down for a dragon-like snooze . |
| 17 | Sometimes Sheila got away from her family to come with her and she drove down for a few hours as well as now and again in the middle of the week . |
| 18 | She looks real comfy there and I think about sitting down for a bit and watching telly , but I ai n't got nothing to sit on so I just carry on standing up . |
| 19 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 20 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 21 | I 'd like to stay lying down for a bit to make my headache go away , but I made a puddle on the pavement and I got to move . |
| 22 | We are able to stand down for a while in the evening to get some sleep , write letters , play darts or watch TV . |
| 23 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 24 | AN EERIE silence will descend on the steel town of Motherwell next weekend when the big Ravenscraig strip mill winds down for a long and unwelcome seasonal break . |
| 25 | Shirts that left Comme des Garçons with a one-hundred-pound price tag will be knocked down for a bargain price ; and a man 's shirt that looks good on a woman will cost more than the men-only variety . |
| 26 | The drinks machine was in the passage leading to the library and sometimes one or other of them would sit down for a break , and she found it a relief to talk to a real human being . |
| 27 | Ask if you can come down for a day or two . |
| 28 | Then we sat down for a rest under a hedge , and Dana asked that typically American question : ‘ Do you want to talk about it ? ’ |
| 29 | She knew only , as they made their slow way along the beach back to the town , that she felt exhausted but peaceful , even momentarily carefree , as if she had shed burdens that had been weighing her down for a long time . |
| 30 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |