Example sentences of "[vb past] down the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It laid down the general principle of comprehensive education which would have ended selection over a period ( but this was repealed in the 1979 Act ) . |
| 2 | Lord Atkin laid down the narrow rule in Donoghue v Stevenson [ 1932 ] AC 562 : A manufacturer of products , which he sells in such a form as to show that he intends them to reach the ultimate consumer in the form in which they left him with no reasonable possibility of intermediate examination , and with the knowledge that the absence of reasonable care in the preparation or putting up of the products will result in an injury to the consumer 's life or property , owes a duty to the consumer to take reasonable care . |
| 3 | The big moment came : she opened her hand and laid down the burdened flower by Maman 's plate . |
| 4 | The statutes laid down the maximum size of peasant land allotments . |
| 5 | It also laid down the constitutional right for anyone who passed the Abitur — the German equivalent of A levels — to study at university . |
| 6 | She choked down the sudden lump in her throat , rejecting a surge of self-pity she had no need for . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Resting her head wearily against the hard banister rail , she fought down the momentary surge of panic . |
| 9 | She balled her fists and fought down the growing desolation inside her . |
| 10 | Necessary truths passed down the female line over centuries , and what does the accumulated wisdom amount to ? |
| 11 | On every side of them , as they rode down the winding valley of the Suir from Clonmel to Carrick , stretched great rolling hills , rising to the distant mountains — Slievenaman to the north , Comeragh to the south . |
| 12 | Oliver peered down the greasy ladder into the tiny engine room . |
| 13 | Nutty practised the crawl in her bath and the water dripped down the light cord in the dining-room below and collected in the glass bowl-shaped shade . |
| 14 | It seems , although the statement of claim does not set out the matter in any systematic way , that C.M.C. drew down the full loan of £420,000 and subsequently defaulted in its payments to B.M.T. It does not appear precisely how the £420,000 was expended by C.M.C. After obtaining the possession order in respect of the bakery , B.M.T. sold it for about £183,000 . |
| 15 | Scott wandered down the short set of steps to Carol 's door , noticing that there was a pint of milk on the step . |
| 16 | But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ . |
| 17 | But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ . |
| 18 | Recognizing the complexities and psychological dangers of this awesome doctrine , most non-Puritan clergy played down the Calvinist theory of salvation to such an extent that many of their parishioners were able to continue to believe that their conduct could influence their destination after death . |
| 19 | White House officials played down the revolutionary tenor of Reagan 's comments , saying that no new infusion of money was set aside for lasers , only that a ‘ reorganisation ’ of the new disparate research projects is underway . |
| 20 | Mr Des Wilson , the Liberal Democrat campaign manager , played down the racial element in the vote that defeated Mr Taylor , saying : ‘ We won that seat on the merits of our campaign , not because a few votes for the Tory may have been influenced by the colour of their candidate 's skin . ’ |
| 21 | With a gasp of despair Ruth slammed down the half-empty glass of champagne and covered her face with her hands . |
| 22 | A SCHOOLBOY was robbed of his mountain bike as he pedalled down the hard shoulder of a motorway to get help after his dad 's car broke down . |
| 23 | As I sat there , the china spewed forth from the open door and cascaded down the ready-made ramp into my lap . |
| 24 | She gulped down the proffered glass of Coca-Cola quickly . |
| 25 | With his two daughters , one holding each hand , he came down the long staircase from the top-floor flat . |
| 26 | At many revolutions per second I came down the green slide into Brixton and beyond . |
| 27 | She lifted down the big suitcase from the top of the wardrobe , and , placing it on the bed , began to fill it , folding the garments as carefully as Isabelle would have done . |
| 28 | LENNOX LEWIS last night threw down the ultimate gambit to world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe saying : ‘ If fighting me is so personal , let's do it and send all the money to Africa . ’ |
| 29 | He strolled along by the front of the house until he reached the north wing , where he turned down the grassy slope towards the trees . |
| 30 | Mungo turned down the right flank of the sleeping monster , towards the hole in its side . |