Example sentences of "to go down in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Goebbels article in Das Reich at the beginning of March , in which he had emphasized ‘ the great honour of the victims and of holding out for the new Europe ’ , for which it was worthwhile ‘ fighting to the last man in order to go down in history ’ , met with heavy criticism . |
| 2 | Do we really want to go down in history as the generation which sold for a mess of pottage the finest British companies , which have successfully built brand names and franchises of high repute over a century or more … ? |
| 3 | Is this how you want to go down in history ? |
| 4 | I do n't want to go down in history as a great songwriter because I died penniless . |
| 5 | The three of us used to go down in summer to stay and do the haymaking . |
| 6 | These powers are to take immediate possession of all the debtor 's property but only to sell anything of a perishable nature or goods which are likely to go down in value if not sold ( s 287(2) ) . |