Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] down [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be worth mentioning that some candidates achieve Grade " A " without mentioning any historian or writing down a single quotation . " |
| 2 | Do n't be afraid to open up uncharted areas or kick down a few fences . |
| 3 | Edna often took Celia down there , carefully going first and waiting while the little girl slid or scrambled down the awkward parts of the cliff into her waiting arms . |
| 4 | When such MPs die or step down the resulting by-election often provides big shock waves . |
| 5 | A computer chip checks voltage levels within the battery , and slows down the recharging process if this increases too rapidly , thereby , according to Innovations , avoiding the danger of explosive gases building up . |
| 6 | It was the legacy of the previous form of uneven development based in the sectoral spatial division of labour ( high levels of unemployment from previously dominant sectors which had overwhelmingly employed men ) which provided the conditions ( regional policy grants , a ‘ green ’ , female labour force anxious for paid employment ) which attracted in this new form of economic activity and laid down a new form of uneven development . |
| 7 | The big moment came : she opened her hand and laid down the burdened flower by Maman 's plate . |
| 8 | She opened the door and gazed down a splendid vista of reception rooms that opened out one into the next , which Buzz had learned was typical of grand French houses . |
| 9 | FORTY-FIVE people were killed last night when an excursion coach careered off a Spanish motorway and plunged down a steep embankment . |
| 10 | So Summerchild locks up his office and goes down the narrow staircase . |
| 11 | Heseltine faced the tactical dilemma that were he to campaign openly and be seen to be instrumental in splitting the party and bringing down the Prime Minister , he would be criticised as divisive and disloyal . |
| 12 | He was responding to Monday 's claim in the Belfast Irish News that at least three dozen officers were members of a secret ‘ inner circle ’ which had the objects of ‘ removing ’ republican suspects and bringing down the Anglo-Irish agreement . |
| 13 | An elderly Indian woman in a sari is closing up and bringing down the grated gate . |
| 14 | FINLAND 'S government yesterday announced an emergency economic austerity package to stem an outflow of investment capital from the country that is threatening to force a major devaluation and bring down the centre-right administration . |
| 15 | Taken by surprise and fear of the other the boy lost his balance and tumbled down the grassy bank towards the stranger but to the boy 's incredulous gaze the figure melted into thin air . |
| 16 | She balled her fists and fought down the growing desolation inside her . |
| 17 | It was instinct — the natural reaction of a predatory male — that made Ibn Fayoud smile back and press down the automatic window beside him . |
| 18 | They scrambled from the police car and headed down a narrow alleyway , their hands resting lightly on their sheathed batons . |
| 19 | At Burford , they left the main road and headed down the sloping High Street . |
| 20 | Well , we did n't have much luck out in the open because the rabbits saw or heard or smelt us coming a mile off and bolted down the nearest hole , even though we were mute and trying to stay down wind ( the wind kept switching direction in little gusts ) . |
| 21 | Dietary fibre is a sponge-like material which absorbs and holds water as it is chewed in the mouth and passes down the gastro-intestinal tract . |
| 22 | Forsooth , my lord , quoth 1 , your sheep that were wont to be so meek and tame and so small eaters , now , I hear say , be become so great devourers and so wild , that they eat up and swallow down the very men themselves . |
| 23 | Every other station has , you even have advertising on radio , why ca n't you have it now on B B C One and Two and cut down the eighty pounds ? |
| 24 | Without a moment 's delay Aunt Tossie got up and sailed down the long room , the ends of her boa floating out behind her , careless majesty in her gait . |
| 25 | As I sat there , the china spewed forth from the open door and cascaded down the ready-made ramp into my lap . |
| 26 | I clasp the mahogany handle just as the door shivers its infection and walk down the crazy paving path as each stone vaporises one step behind me . |
| 27 | and ski down the green pit stack . |
| 28 | The midday sun glinted against the bronze bas-reliefs of famous battle scenes on Napoleon 's column as Chantal steered the Harley-Davidson through the place de l'Opéra and turned down the busy rue de la Paix . |
| 29 | Tilting the head back , aiming accurately and pulling down the lower lid were other areas of difficulty . |
| 30 | You 'd do something more likely to reap a financial return , such as throw it off the top of Blackpool Tower in a Force Nine gale and run down the 763 steps to see if you could catch any of it before it blew away . |