Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] down [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crane then lowered me down towards the two men underneath me who shouted for me to put my arms out so that they could grab me . |
| 2 | The small procession moved on towards a set of metal stairs that led them down to the second landing . |
| 3 | Then he led them down into the bloody cloud again . |
| 4 | Why you ever asked me down in the first place is still a mystery to me . |
| 5 | So anyway , after fucking weeks and weeks and weeks I had come out to me one day , and Mr came out and he said to me he had a wee bucket and shovels and he says er bring me down to the first floor so I opened to let him out and he gets out and he says to me , now take her half way between the first and second floor and stop her . |
| 6 | If you have any views about ways in which we could help each other in such situations perhaps you 'd like to jot them down for the next newsletter . |
| 7 | Make the patchwork on the shells by spreading the glue over a small area , laying on scraps of cloth and pressing them down with the damp cloth . |
| 8 | The weight of the shot drew it down through the grating and out of his sight like a skittering lizard . |
| 9 | He 's going to rot it , which means he 's going to record it off transmission , and then pump it down , send it down to the General News Service in London for consideration by W A T O which is World At One . |
| 10 | Yes , could you say that just a little louder , I 'm not sure that they caught it down in the lower basement . |
| 11 | Skirting a tinker camp , Mrs M. eventually put me down beside the fast-flowing River Moy at Ballina . |
| 12 | Or walk out and let you down at the last minute . ’ |
| 13 | And he blames AC Scotland for the sabotaging of his plans to raise a second round of finance by stockbrokers in Europe who let him down at the last minute . |
| 14 | ‘ I was very lethargic but I just put it down to the first months of my pregnancy . |
| 15 | Some put it down to the sheer popularity of the winner Nigel Jones — others to the alleged racism of would-be Tory voters , unwilling to endorse the party 's official candidate , the barrister John Taylor . |
| 16 | She wandered back into the small sitting-room with her mug of tea , put it down on the polished surface of a table but removed it hastily in case it left a tell-tale ring which S. Kettering might complain about in the future . |
| 17 | Carew folded the paper and put it down on the cluttered tray beside him . |
| 18 | Nick closed his book , put it down on the scorched grass beside him and got out his pipe . |
| 19 | Whatever type of communication system we use , we can break it down into the following parts : ( a ) a source of information ( b ) a device which converts the information into a suitable form for transmission ( c ) the means of communication ( channel of communication ) itself ( d ) perhaps some form of processing circuit(s) at intervals along the way ( e ) a destination for the signal and its conversion into a suitable form ( which is normally that of the original ) and , finally , ( f ) the receiver of the information . |
| 20 | It 's quite a complex manoeuvre and so we 'll break it down into the different parts that changing hands , turning the boat around and changing sides . |
| 21 | So remember you hold it down for the right length and quickly take your hand off , as soon as you 've done it . |
| 22 | In other words , if you pay approximately £50 a quarter for your telephone rental then round it up to £60 ( it helps if you overestimate expenditure ) and break it down to the monthly sum of £20 . |
| 23 | Therapist : ‘ You say you feel awful at times ; let's look at that and try and break it down into the physical sensations you feel , the thoughts you have , and how it effects your behaviour . |
| 24 | When he had dumped their two canvas bags on the ground , he reached up again to help her down from the high train . |
| 25 | The man holding Connelly 's arm pushed it forward , forcing it down onto the largest of the electric rings , holding it there . |
| 26 | Libby would not watch ; she hated the high-pitched squealing as the rabbits panicked , hearing a stick thump or a shot ring out , seeing the warm fur parting in the breeze as someone threw it down beside the other corpses . |
| 27 | And the overall engineering figures seemed to have been held back by a ten per cent drop in the fourth quarter , pulling it down to the overall UK trend for the year of minus five per cent . |
| 28 | He reached towards her with his strong hands and pressed them down on the fine-boned structure of her shoulders , massaging with rhythmic , kneading movements . |
| 29 | Incineration is the most appropriate disposal method for many wastes which can be rendered harmless only by breaking them down through the controlled use of heat . |
| 30 | It needed people to work all night sending out subscription copies , getting them down to the all-night post office . |