Example sentences of "down with a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A day or so later , I came down with a very nasty bout of influenza . |
| 2 | Unless the wing-tips are weighted down with a tyre , one wing lifting off the ground means that the other will come down on to another glider with expensive results . |
| 3 | Having said that , if you weigh only 60 kg ( 132 lb ) and yet still manage to sit your 90 kg ( 198 lb ) opponent down with a solid thump to his mid-section , then the refereeing panel may well applaud your fervour with a full point . |
| 4 | Alternatively , you can rock back into a cat stance knocking the opponent 's punch down with a slapping block performed with the rear hand . |
| 5 | I put the phone down with a frown , grabbed my books , bag and coat , raced through the door and down the street and reached the bus stop breathless . |
| 6 | I then had to send Malcolm and Neil down with a rented truck to pick the machine up . |
| 7 | The Ronseal varnishes used here can also be applied to a painted or previously varnished surface that has been rubbed down with a fine abrasive paper . |
| 8 | A wipe down with a damp cloth is all that 's needed to keep them clean , and if they have a factory-finished polyester powder coating , they wo n't need to be redecorated for 15–20 years . |
| 9 | ‘ The Soviet Union and China are marching towards the open market and here we are , in southern California , the home of Ronald Reagan , talking about tying the economy down with a maze of petty regulations … |
| 10 | It was Alexander , formerly of Barnet , who demanded the only save Steve Ogrizovic was required to make — a low shot from the edge of the area forcing the man-mountain goalkeeper to go down with a motion usually greeted with cries of ‘ timber ’ . |
| 11 | By then both men were heavy-legged and Mason 's inexperience at this level of boxing looked like becoming a decisive factor until he closed in and sent the American down with a short right to the temple and then a following left hook . |
| 12 | James Shaw was given five years for his part in a later plot to kill Stephen Brown by knocking him down with a car . |
| 13 | That evening Sid and I dined off piping hot oxtail soup , steak and kidney pie , followed by a very rich plum duff , all washed down with a bottle of French cider , given to us by the old Frenchman who lived in the cottage near the entrance to the orchard . |
| 14 | I had no idea what it was , but it certainly tasted good , all being washed down with a very good red wine . |
| 15 | It was good to be sitting down with a family for dinner even though I did n't understand everything the Frenchman and his wife were talking about . |
| 16 | This was all washed down with a bottle of red wine . |
| 17 | Wash down with a damp cloth — avoid using soaps . |
| 18 | In ‘ B ’ Shop , the overhead crane is sweeping down with a new Bedford axle . |
| 19 | 1 Settling down with a book can be a chilly experience if there 's no blanket to snuggle beneath . |
| 20 | John Simpson had also been appalled by the competition entries for Paternoster Square and , at a very late stage , had managed to get hold of a copy of the brief — — to provide office space and car parking — and had sat down with a number of colleagues to draw up a scheme of their own . |
| 21 | Too early to know , say officials , and anyway that question really has a different target : it was the press and Wall Street that got euphoric in the early days of war , and then came down with a bump , not the administration . |
| 22 | He came down with a First and started his civil service career in the humble surroundings of the National Assistance Board . |
| 23 | Then he sat down with a thump , his legs sticking straight out in front of him . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm telling you , ’ she said , ‘ when I heard that big clock in the hall striking the five , you could 've knocked me down with a feather ! |
| 25 | ‘ all the witches dance here at midnight : and those who go may see their own ghosts walking up and down with a little Billet on the back , giving the names of those who had wished them there . |
| 26 | Marie , sick and trembling , overwhelmed with fear and guilt at her own actions , was already kneeling down with a dustpan and brush , sweeping up the broken glass from the tomato-sauce bottle that had been on the table . |
| 27 | Hard down with a horror of height : |
| 28 | Ensure good contact by pegging in place with wire hoops or weighting it down with a few pebbles . |
| 29 | Is there a certain time when you always love to sit down with a relaxing drink and something to eat ? |
| 30 | She was weighed down with a confusing mixture of feelings that sometimes felt so mellow and piquant , it was almost pleasant . |