Example sentences of "down [prep] [art] quarter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cook breast side down for a quarter of the cooking time . |
| 2 | They took over Bringwyn Manor in 1963 when it was in danger of falling down after a quarter of a century of neglect . |
| 3 | Private housing orders were 18 per cent down on the quarter , 36 per cent on the year . |
| 4 | Private housing orders were 18 per cent down on the quarter , 36 per cent on the year . |
| 5 | Golden Girl 's lead was down to a quarter of a mile . |
| 6 | When I 'm boat fishing I use a plain , bodied waggler , which I shot down to a quarter inch or so off the surface . |
| 7 | ‘ See the post where the little owl has perched ? ’ said the helpful Warden , ‘ call it twelve o'clock , try coming down to a quarter past , near those three lap wings … there 's a chance … ’ |
| 8 | GOODS stolen from retailers accounted for 1.1 p.c. of turnover last year , down by a quarter compared with 1989 , according to the latest survey by accountants Touche Ross . |
| 9 | This was possible because demand went down by a quarter and new supplies were available from the UK North Sea . |
| 10 | Worldwide underwriting losses $36.3m lower in Q2 at $90.4m produce deficit at the mid year down by a quarter from $288.9m ( 17.9% of premiums ) to $216.3m ( 12.8% of premiums ) |
| 11 | At the half-year , however , deficit down by a quarter from $31.9m to $23.7m reflecting sharp reduction in Q1 losses . |
| 12 | We 're asking people who drink , and that 's ninety per cent of the British adult population , to see if they can cut down by a quarter if they 're drinking above sensible levels . |