Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] down at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus tree rings are differentiated by the types , density and size of cell laid down at different times of the year ; varves by the gradation in particle size resulting from sedimentation of debris released into rivers and carried to lakes by the annual melt of glaciers ; and ice core layers by differences in dust content and acidity . |
| 2 | Fallen branches littered the rides and new growths of whippy little sapling twigs poked down at head-and-shoulder height to a horseman . |
| 3 | This pattern has also had a stitch laddered down at each side which was then picked up , but as before , sometimes the dropped stitches can be left if they do not show . |
| 4 | THE case must be made again for judges to stand down at 70 years of age . |
| 5 | The speeches are short ( perhaps the school prize-giving metaphor breaks down at this point ) and the polished public school tones of the Synod have given way to nasal northern echoes . |
| 6 | The pound fell heavily on the foreign exchanges to close down at one dollar , forty-three and down at two marks , thirty-six . |
| 7 | Jannie sat down at one corner of the great kitchen table and began to write a shopping list . |
| 8 | His hands came down at either side of her , trapping her against the wall . |
| 9 | Every time his plane touched down at Nice airport and he saw palm trees and tanned porters in white , short-sleeved shirts , Adam enjoyed afresh the glamour of a life where one stepped on to a plane in bleak winter weather and shortly afterwards stepped off in warm sunshine . |
| 10 | Foot to step down at next election |
| 11 | How many feet does the tide rise down at this dock ? |