Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then again they would just stand there , or squat down in the shade of a sand hill , their eyes fixed on the two endless parallels , following them out until they joined and lost themselves in the bush . |
| 2 | They are particularly concerned that the poor , elderly and sick will be forced to run up debts or cut down on the amount of electricity , coal , oil and gas they use . |
| 3 | His mother would find him slumped across the keyboard or face down on the carpet where he had collapsed . |
| 4 | Once in a while at least , the philosopher must be allowed to approach the psychologist as a counsellor and to say : if you leave the Sorbonne by the exit in the Rue Saint-Jacques , you can either turn up the hill or go down towards the river : if you go up , you will get to the Panthéon which is the resting place of a few great men , but if you go downhill then you 're bound to end up at the Préfecture de Police . |
| 5 | Alternatively nip down to the beach , or stroll down to the centre of Puerto del Carmen where the nightlife buzzes , and the cafés and bars stay open until the small hours before returning to your very own home from home apartment , complete with facilities , terrace and garden . |
| 6 | Hold rear legs gently backwards and comb down towards the foot . |
| 7 | Forget the original lecture situation and sit down with the speaker to work out the best way of communicating his or her message on the video screen . |
| 8 | There 's plenty here , so if you clean yourself up and sit down at the table I 'll put something out for you too . |
| 9 | ‘ Come and sit down in the bar , ’ says Mrs Bixman . |
| 10 | Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and press down with the back of a metal spoon . |
| 11 | So I get up and pull my dressing-gown on and head down to the cold , dusty lobby where the phone is . |
| 12 | Consultants say most children with cancer have a good chance of recovery , but this new service , costing £750,000 a year , aims to improve treatment and research and cut down on the time spent on the ward . |
| 13 | The reduction in the numbers visiting the gardens has allowed the grass to remain green and cut down on the amount of litter dropped and graffiti scribbled . |
| 14 | Voters narrowly rejected this scheme , which would have devolved responsibility to the communal level of authority , and cut down on the amount of incineration . |
| 15 | If you include a Boss and Big Boss in your front rank this will reduce the number of vulnerable Goblins fighting and cut down on the number of casualties you suffer . |
| 16 | Slice fungi and fry down with the butter and onions until all the liquid has evaporated . |
| 17 | 11 And saw heaven opened , and a certain vessel descending unto him , as if had been a great sheet knit at the four comers , and let down to the earth . |
| 18 | She would go to her room and take off her skirt and blouse and lie down on the bed . |
| 19 | As arranged , the front rank of Covenanters were ordered to be steady , aim , fire and lie down on the ground . |
| 20 | But oh , the glory and the convenience of skiing in resorts where you step into your bindings and ski down to the lift without setting foot to snow , where you cruise all day on networks so meticulously designed that you have but to descend to find another fan of lifts at your disposal . |
| 21 | I put the blade of the knife against her neck again and look down to the edge of the mattress . |
| 22 | I lift my head up and look down to the floor at the foot of the bed , where Andy is lying curled up in his sleeping bag , unseen in the shadows , which is why I was being quiet . |
| 23 | This warning whetted my appetite for I used to crawl to the edge and look down at the water which was usually quite near the top as this part of the city is barely above river level . |
| 24 | Go along this for about 50 yards , then turn off right and drop down towards the wall and then towards a big double metal gate ahead . |
| 25 | Alternatively you can turn right along the forest road then go left and drop down off the road to follow a track and waymarkers down to the car park . |
| 26 | You can either join us at the relevant Channel port or take advantage of our coach service operating from 49 departure points throughout the U.K. We take the cross-Channel ferry and motor down to the south of France or Costa Brava , in style . |
| 27 | I lay my tackle down , being careful not to cause any vibrations , and creep down to the water 's edge some fifteen yards upstream of the tree . |
| 28 | This somehow led to a discussion on local football and I discovered that there were eleven fit men and true down at the Kingdom Hall . |
| 29 | Place the rafter gasket centrally on the wooden rafters and nail down through the centre channel , with galvanised nails 300mm apart |
| 30 | Before starting to write , read through the whole of the examination paper and jot down in the margin the names of plaintiffs ( or criminal defendants ) in any relevant cases you remember , the dates of statutes and any other details that are likely to elude you when you come to write out the question . |