Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [vb infin] down [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A rug or old blanket should be placed in the cage , so that the dogs can lie down in comfort .
2 In some of these early Sonatas I even find the fortepiano to be of advantage , particularly in the first movement of Op. 7 where quick passages should come down like hail : the action is lighter , and the incisiveness of fast forte notes much bigger .
3 Even poets must come down to earth and to the bottom of their hills , and the long poem ends :
4 One of their main attractions were the promenade decks from which passengers could look down on seas , rivers , forests and cities .
5 I think the police should clamp down on joy-riders .
6 The factors will come down to ones that will determine whether the person , male-female , tall-short , black-white , local or external is electable .
7 There are also new standards for office furniture and guidelines for prolonged screen working which the HSC hopes will cut down on incidents of repetitive strain injury and eyesight problems .
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