Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] down [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 This piece of information caused Makins to slow down for the first time and look at me more carefully .
2 It was not until seven o'clock in the morning that Gabriel climbed down from the last rick , exhausted and wet to the skin .
3 If Margaret Thatcher stands down before the next election , as most voters appear to believe she should , Michael Heseltine is the popular choice to succeed her as Conservative leader , according to the opinion polls .
4 The golf course is where Nigel Mansell cools down for the next race … and that next race is Silverstone and the British Grand Prix … forget Monaco and Monza … for our Nigel British is still the best …
5 Gloucester won 14 -3 and Nottingham dropped down to the second division … this time around the Kingsholm men are looking over their shoulders … but those relegation worries were eased last Saturday with that 18-6 win over London Irish … tonight it 's a club match no league points to be won or lost but Gloucester want every win they can get
6 The EC troika arrived in Zagreb on Aug. 2 but talks in Belgrade broke down after the third round on Aug. 4 which Milosevic boycotted .
7 Kolchinsky sat down on the second chair and handed Philpott a brown packet .
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