Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] down [prep] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , instead of the war being over in a short time — as was thought by many — it became literally bogged down in trench warfare never previously experienced . |
| 2 | J.H. Tranter — failed to return , presumably shot down by return fire from the Junkers . |
| 3 | Hayling was a brilliant pupil at school and was soon marked down as Oxbridge material . |
| 4 | In the early period of the application of the formula , Oxford RHA was rapidly brought down to RAWP target levels and Merseyside RHA brought up . |
| 5 | 7/LG 1 reported the loss of a Ju88 — Ll + JR flown by Lt. Wilhelm Gretz — over the island on 15th. , probably shot down by A.A. fire , and two others from 4th Staffel returned to Sicily badly damaged , but next day came another severe blow to the defenders . |
| 6 | The PC magazine market needs a reasonably priced down to earth mag so I hope your circulation goes from strength to strength but on present showing there 's a lot to do to get it right , Andrew H. |
| 7 | Because no seismic sources have been detected above sea level in the whole period of observation , we conclude that the fractured region and possibly the intrusion also extend down below sea level . |
| 8 | Do you remember Padam Cottage on ‘ Jacko Hill ’ , and later moving down to Christ Church Lodge near to the dear Claydons ? |
| 9 | Labour 's defeat led Neil Kinnock on April 13 to announce that he would resign as party leader as soon as practicable ; Roy Hattersley would also stand down as deputy leader . |
| 10 | As Audrey Gillan reports , it will now go down in television history as something very different . |
| 11 | The food must be properly cooked to ensure the diners do n't go down with food poisoning . |
| 12 | ROCKSTAR Elton John certainly made sure that the sun did n't go down on Earls Court recently , as over 16,000 fans flocked to the arena on both nights of his sell out charity concerts . |
| 13 | In 1958 at the Club 's Golden Jubilee celebrations , Charles Luker recalled his early years when the rough lived up to its name and when after each game very golf club head was well rubbed down with emery cloth to prevent it rusting . |
| 14 | Well I certainly would n't sit down at Christmas dinner with them that 's why |
| 15 | Since it can also be catalytically broken down to carbon monoxide and hydrogen , it is also a convenient and easily transportable source of syn-gas . |
| 16 | Since it can also be catalytically broken down to carbon monoxide and hydrogen , it is also a convenient and easily transportable source of syn-gas . |
| 17 | Generally , this will be employees split male/female and then broken down into five-year age bands and the average salary for the age band calculated . |
| 18 | After the skirt waistband was completed ( i.e. sewn down with stretch petersham inserted ) I slip-stitched the other edge of the lace to the lower part of my waistband . |
| 19 | After delivering his message of support to the organic movement at Cirencester , he held a seminar at Kensington Palace to air the issues , and he and John Higgs subsequently went down to Elm Farm to investigate the possibilities of employing organic methods on the home farm . |