Example sentences of "run down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a run down on the style of deference he anticipates ( which I note will stifle any critical point from ‘ below decks ’ ) , he talks about his length of tenure and how long it will be before he can ‘ escape back into the real world ’ . |
| 2 | In his usual way , as soon as the film started , George begin to give me a run down on the technical assets I might otherwise be missing . |
| 3 | Before I get all excited and explain how the graphics work , I 'll give you a quick run down on the storyline : Jeremy Hartwood , a painter , was found suspended by a rope in his old mansion house . |
| 4 | First there 's a run down on the basics of all terrain driving . |
| 5 | Fancy a run down to the river Orne to collect some water ? ’ |
| 6 | Moreover , while there are good reasons for concern about the availability of services for ‘ revolving door patients ’ during the run down of the old psychiatric hospitals and while doubts remain over the capacity of district general hospital units to provide appropriate care to people in crisis , the relocation of the long stay population of psychiatric hospitals is achieving some successful results . |
| 7 | Such research and development within the industry is increasingly important since the run down of the research previously undertaken by the MAFF laboratories at Slough and Tolworth but no longer available ‘ beyond the farm gate ’ . |
| 8 | Having given you a run down of the main events , you can see how harmful rejection and repression can be to a vulnerable sixteen year old girl . |
| 9 | An inevitable consequence was a rapid run down in the stock of Catholic Colleges as registered student numbers plummeted to 3,000 by 1980 . |