Example sentences of "[Wh det] was [verb] down [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | France has thought about reviving Superphenix , its experimental fast reactor , which was shut down after technical mishaps . |
| 2 | All of its provisions had been upheld other than that relating to spousal notification which was struck down by two votes to one . |
| 3 | This precipitated out the dextran which was spun down at 3500 rpm at 4°C for 10 minutes . |
| 4 | For eighteen months the Government lived on a wafer-thin majority which was shaved down to two seats , and in economic circumstances of exceptional difficulty . |
| 5 | Outside the building there were skirmishes among several thousand protesters when a minority attempted to protect the East German flag , which was hauled down by other demonstrators and replaced with the hammer and compass emblem cut out . |