Example sentences of "[adj] down [prep] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bailey was 5–2 down in the first set tie breaker but won five successive points to draw first blood and then broke his rival in both the third and fifth games of the second set for an astounding victory . |
| 2 | Lake , facing Anne Simpkin , suffered the injury when 2-1 down in the second set and had to retire in the third , giving Simpkin a place in the quarter-finals with a 3-6 , 6-1 , 1-0 victory . |
| 3 | ‘ It was a good match and because I always felt I had a chance to break Byron I was not too unhappy when I went 3–0 down in the last set . |
| 4 | Cologne , 2-0 down from the first leg in Belgrade , won through to the quarter-finals with two goals from Goetz , his equaliser coming seven minutes from time , and a last-minute winner from Ordenewitz . |
| 5 | He was 5-3 down in the fourth game against Peter Hill before winning 9-1 , 9-0 , 2-9 , 9-5 in a patchy , not to say puzzling , match . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ We were three down after the first leg against Stuttgart , but there was a great feeling we could do it . |
| 7 | He is still trying to shrug off a throat and chest virus , but seems certain to start the game with Wednesday , 3-1 down from the first leg , struggling for striking cover . |
| 8 | He was 9-13 down in the third game this time , when he somehow slipped free . |
| 9 | From 2-3 down in the third Baddeley was outplayed by his fleet-footed opponent . |
| 10 | From 2-3 down in the third Baddeley was outplayed as Hall continued to switch the play . |
| 11 | He fell heavily when 4–1 down in the first set , needed several minutes of treatment before deciding to carry on , lost the first set , but then came back to win the next two — all the time nursing his knee with an ice-pack between games . |
| 12 | ‘ We managed to shepherd five down at the second attempt but one straggler broke free . |
| 13 | As for Newry , they are a much better side than last season , and they get credit for refusing to buckle after being reduced to ten men at 2–1 down in the 54th minute . |
| 14 | They must be correct down to the last detail , in the interests of those who will be affected and in the interests of the project . |
| 15 | The judge accepted that he at least attempted to put to her that it was an extremely onerous document and made her liable down to the last penny if Eratex Ltd. failed . |
| 16 | That is why Lloyd 's now needs to question its hallowed notion of unlimited liability , which makes names liable down to the last button on their boxer shorts . |
| 17 | Wednesday , 3–1 down from the first leg of this UEFA Cup tie , went about their work impressively . |