Example sentences of "[verb] down [prep] [art] [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The main forces that work against trade union interest , according to Beaumont , are the difficulties experienced by unions in using the favourable industrial relations procedures laid down by the last Labour Government ; moves in the public sector that have made trade union organization difficult , and , in the case of GCHO , unlawful ; and the Conservative Government 's continuing drive against the closed shop . |
| 2 | The annual growth of world trade in 1991 slowed down for the third successive year , according to the annual report of the Director-General of GATT , issued on March 18 . |
| 3 | John Browne , the Conservative MP for Winchester since 1979 , announced on March 15 , 1990 , that he would stand down at the next general election . |
| 4 | Lambert nursed his coughing , shaking aircraft back to the field and thankfully touched down on the first available yard of turf . |
| 5 | He introduced Whitlock and Sabrina to Bailey who then sat down on the second black leather sofa and took a cigar from his pocket . |
| 6 | Others , conscious that they were eating the equivalent of a diamond brooch or a sapphire pendant , sat down to a last giddy meal eating before the Collector could get his hands on it , all at once , what they had hoarded for weeks . |