Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then again they would just stand there , or squat down in the shade of a sand hill , their eyes fixed on the two endless parallels , following them out until they joined and lost themselves in the bush . |
| 2 | They are particularly concerned that the poor , elderly and sick will be forced to run up debts or cut down on the amount of electricity , coal , oil and gas they use . |
| 3 | His mother would find him slumped across the keyboard or face down on the carpet where he had collapsed . |
| 4 | Once in a while at least , the philosopher must be allowed to approach the psychologist as a counsellor and to say : if you leave the Sorbonne by the exit in the Rue Saint-Jacques , you can either turn up the hill or go down towards the river : if you go up , you will get to the Panthéon which is the resting place of a few great men , but if you go downhill then you 're bound to end up at the Préfecture de Police . |
| 5 | Alternatively nip down to the beach , or stroll down to the centre of Puerto del Carmen where the nightlife buzzes , and the cafés and bars stay open until the small hours before returning to your very own home from home apartment , complete with facilities , terrace and garden . |
| 6 | If it is a view you are after , then better to go to the top of the Pic du Midi than remain down on the col , for from there the prospect has for long been famous , especially to the north over the plains and , on a good day , westward to the Atlantic . |
| 7 | To the left of the steps , constructed from solid railway sleepers that drop down to the lawn , we have suggested a raised bed , this being filled with soil from the levelled area below . |
| 8 | The main access is via steps that drop down from the street between walls that tend to increase visual tension . |
| 9 | The great Te Deum and Jubilate in D are generously supplemented with four major verse anthems-My Heart Is Inditing , O Sing Unto The Lord , They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships and Praise The Lord , O Jerusalem . |
| 10 | " They that go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters ; these men see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep … so when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble He delivereth them out of this distress . |
| 11 | The fields that go down to the railway ? ’ |
| 12 | Beds that fold down from the wall when they are needed have lost their makeshift image and have been updated to a new smooth efficiency and now come complete with a wall of closets or wardrobes . |
| 13 | The ones that come down to the knee . ’ |
| 14 | Hold rear legs gently backwards and comb down towards the foot . |
| 15 | Forget the original lecture situation and sit down with the speaker to work out the best way of communicating his or her message on the video screen . |
| 16 | There 's plenty here , so if you clean yourself up and sit down at the table I 'll put something out for you too . |
| 17 | ‘ Come and sit down in the bar , ’ says Mrs Bixman . |
| 18 | Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and press down with the back of a metal spoon . |
| 19 | So I get up and pull my dressing-gown on and head down to the cold , dusty lobby where the phone is . |
| 20 | Consultants say most children with cancer have a good chance of recovery , but this new service , costing £750,000 a year , aims to improve treatment and research and cut down on the time spent on the ward . |
| 21 | The reduction in the numbers visiting the gardens has allowed the grass to remain green and cut down on the amount of litter dropped and graffiti scribbled . |
| 22 | Voters narrowly rejected this scheme , which would have devolved responsibility to the communal level of authority , and cut down on the amount of incineration . |
| 23 | If you include a Boss and Big Boss in your front rank this will reduce the number of vulnerable Goblins fighting and cut down on the number of casualties you suffer . |
| 24 | Slice fungi and fry down with the butter and onions until all the liquid has evaporated . |
| 25 | 11 And saw heaven opened , and a certain vessel descending unto him , as if had been a great sheet knit at the four comers , and let down to the earth . |
| 26 | She would go to her room and take off her skirt and blouse and lie down on the bed . |
| 27 | As arranged , the front rank of Covenanters were ordered to be steady , aim , fire and lie down on the ground . |
| 28 | But oh , the glory and the convenience of skiing in resorts where you step into your bindings and ski down to the lift without setting foot to snow , where you cruise all day on networks so meticulously designed that you have but to descend to find another fan of lifts at your disposal . |
| 29 | I put the blade of the knife against her neck again and look down to the edge of the mattress . |
| 30 | I lift my head up and look down to the floor at the foot of the bed , where Andy is lying curled up in his sleeping bag , unseen in the shadows , which is why I was being quiet . |