Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [vb past] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A row of yellow , baleful eyes looked down from the darkness among the rafters . |
| 2 | Moulvi Ali Zoha , a Rohingya Muslim who arrived in Bangladesh on Monday , told United News , a Bangladeshi news agency , that the soldiers were angered when the Muslims broke open the doors of the mosque , which had been locked for months since the Burmese authorities clamped down on the Rohingyas . |
| 3 | Moulvi ali Zoha , a Rohingya Muslim who arrived in Bangladesh on Monday , told United News , a Bangladeshi news agency , that the soldiers were angered by the Muslims ' breaking open the doors of the mosque , which had been kept locked for the last few months since the Burmese authorities clamped down on the Rohingyas . |
| 4 | The bulk of LIFFE 's trade is conducted by " open outcry " in pits , each of which is specific to a particular type of instrument which is traded in it only during the recognised hours laid down by the Exchange . |
| 5 | The medical officer of an institution was , subject to the direction of the management committee , to visit and attend the inmates regularly , and to carry out all the duties of his predecessor with additional duties laid down by the Act . |
| 6 | Watkins wrote of the Cree Indian tracks always being straight , and recent findings in Chaco Canyon , New Mexico , confirm the existence of long straight tracks laid down by the Anasazi . |
| 7 | For his purposes data sheets are ideal and standard tests laid down by the national standards institutions are the methods that he uses . |
| 8 | The assessor will observe the trainee performing a unit of competence in the work environment , ask any relevant questions and then decided whether the candidate is competent by judging the performance against the recognised criteria laid down in the NVQ standards . |
| 9 | White doves fluttered down through the doorway and children swarmed in and out . |
| 10 | For two and a half years she has received no medical attention and has thus been denied one of the most basic conditions laid down by the United Nations for the detention of prisoners awaiting trial — namely , the right to choose her own doctor . |
| 11 | Holders of such data must adhere to the very reasonable legal , moral and ethical principles laid down by the Act and the data must be held securely and confidentially . |
| 12 | The snow-light filling the house with magic as the white flakes drifted down in the windless silence , the splendour where the sun came out and the hills and fields and trees sparkled under the arc of blue sky , the thought of the things one did in the snow , tobogganing and snowballing , and building a snowman : it was all ecstasy . |
| 13 | This , again , is quite usual , say in the automotive industry ; * meeting stringent specifications laid down by the customer . |
| 14 | Full members and associated members have to be accredited so they meet business and ethical standards laid down by the association . |
| 15 | We understand that we do not satisfy stringent criteria laid down by the Charity Commission for formal registration , and in the event we would prefer to avoid the substantial cost of registration and the administrative burden that would accompany it . |
| 16 | Before the IUD could do its work conception must already have taken place , egg and sperm having fused in a fallopian , and the multiplying cells travelled down to the womb to seek a place of anchorage , a home which the alpha-shaped loop by its very presence denied them , causing the minute beginnings of an embryo to swim in vain and ultimately be shed . |
| 17 | Chassis details follow the broad principles laid down by the Turbo R , with three-stage electronically controlled dampers serving what is basically a MacPherson strut front and semi-trailing arm rear suspension geometry . |
| 18 | According to the Americans , a handful of dogfights during the first week produced a lopsided result : nearly a score of the most modern Iraqi French- and Soviet-built fighters shot down in the air for the loss , possibly , of a single American fighter . |
| 19 | Brilliant constellations shone down on the discworld . |
| 20 | Hideous gargoyles stared down from the comers of the room , and a clammy dampness seemed to cover the black walls . |
| 21 | The Department of National Heritage ( DNH ) says that it can not delay because otherwise exporters would fall foul of the tough penalties laid down by the Custom and Excise Management Act ( 1979 ) . |
| 22 | Bike and biker parted company and , some slow-motion seconds later , my two front teeth touched down on the tarmac . |
| 23 | But these are only reasons of strategy , and a pragmatist believes judges should always be ready to override such reasons when he thinks that changing rules laid down in the past would be in the general interest overall , notwithstanding some limited damage to the authority of political institutions . |
| 24 | The Acts of Parliament , although applying to Scotland , use the English spelling , as do the various forms laid down in the Acts in connection with the representation at Westminster . |
| 25 | Our visit coincided with the World Cup ( football , not skiing ! ) and a multinational throng of British , New Zealand , German and Norwegian guests settled down in the lounge to watch the occasional match amidst much merriment , fuelled by the occasional incursion by the proprietor carrying trays of schnapps . |
| 26 | Mr. Beazley also relied on the general statements of principle in paragraphs 9 and 10 of the Peters case [ 1983 ] E.C.R. 987 quoted above , which he submitted echoed the general principles laid down in the Gubisch case [ 1987 ] E.C.R. 4861 ; these are important principles , to which full weight must be given , but they can not in my judgment warrant the court placing a construction on the words of article 5(1) which they can not reasonably bear , and moreover they must be balanced against another general principle , laid down for example in Kalfelis v. Bankhaus Schrôder , Mûnchmeyer , Hengst and Co . |
| 27 | A good example is the Civil Aviation Authority determining entitlement to an air transport licence in accordance with the general objectives laid down in the legislation . |
| 28 | Each dance followed particular rules laid down by the dancing masters , and this idea continued to prevail even after Gluck began to compose operas and ballets which had greater continuity . |
| 29 | The combination of clear , fragrant Alpine air , pedigree herds of cows , fresh milk and cheese-making skills handed down through the generations give the cheese its true taste and character . |
| 30 | For all this to take place in so remote an area required not only payment of high wages but elaborate logistic arrangements on a massive scale , particularly with the strict conditions laid down by the Shetlands Islands Council to protect both the environment and the local way of life . |