Example sentences of "[vb pp] down the [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within days of the settlement Mass Observation reported widespread shame ‘ that we had let down the whole tradition of England 's pledges for honesty , fair play and resistance to threats . ’ |
| 2 | Stephen had turned down the first set of plans out of hand . |
| 3 | Now that the Commission has turned down the unanimous decision of the Catering Sub-Committee to invite the London food commission to give advice on how healthy and nutritious the food in the Members ' and Strangers ' Cafeterias is , what will the Leader of the House do to improve the situation ? |
| 4 | Stoddart quotes a great number of opinions on this subject : it seems that some authorities think that they may have been caused by a fall in sea level which meant that the reef flat became a barrier to water movement , so that surf became channelled down the outer edge of the algal ridge as it returned to the sea ; alternatively the spur and groove system may be the most effective form of baffle for dissipating wave energy and is caused by reef-building corals forming the spurs — the grooves , once formed , may of course be accentuated by scouring . |
| 5 | In the same memorandum of April 1986 that eventually brought down the whole house of cards — the memorandum that mentioned the diversion of funds to the contras — an extraordinary phrase appeared : ‘ The Iranians have been told that our presence in Iran is ‘ a holy commitment ’ . ’ |
| 6 | Long before that — at least as early as 1775 — the courts had laid down the general principle of law that a person can not bring an action based on his own wrong ( ex turpi causa non oritur actio ) . |
| 7 | And he he more or less laid down the whole theory of probability , in a few days , Pascal |
| 8 | Although the Treaty of Rome had laid down the fundamental freedom of movement of workers ( Arts 48 – 51 ) and the right of establishment in any economic activity across all member states , a succession of secondary legislation has been required to give concrete form to these principles . |
| 9 | By 10.30 he had gone down the full length of the corridor that ran past his office and he had then spent two and a half hours in H3 's laboratory . |
| 10 | The process is repeated down the entire column of figures . |
| 11 | There they had been born , their wicker bassinette had been bumped down the shallow flight of steps to the pavement by their trim nursemaid , young men had called , but not one of the three tall sisters had emerged from the house as a bride . |