Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [to-vb] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rangers went ahead when a superb ball from John Brown allowed David Robertson to go down the line on the left , and McCoist was on the spot to whip home the cross . |
| 2 | It did , in any event , provide an excuse for the father of the Princess Adelaide to turn down the proposal , although it seems likely that the dubious moral reputation of his putative son-in-law also played a part in the refusal . |
| 3 | IT was hardly a Sellars market as Leeds boss Howard Wilkinson scored brilliantly over Liverpool 's Kenny Dalglish to beat down the price for midfielder Scott Sellars |
| 4 | MOSSLEY — New coach Robert Nelson 's first priority will be to strengthen his defence , following the departure of Craig McCrugan to Lisnagarvey and the decision by stalwart Harry Burns to play down the club . |
| 5 | This reddish-brown turmoil of turbid waters is the run-off from the grazing lands of Middle Third , Pitmeadow and Balquhandie , gushing over the clays and old red sandstone of Dunning Glen to swirl down the ford behind my study window . |
| 6 | Sir : As a former student at the then University of Rhodesia , I was appalled at the decision of the Zimbabwe government to close down the university . |