Example sentences of "of [pos pn] [noun] be [verb] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the middle 1950 's most of my generation were settling down to carving out their careers and bringing up families after the unsettling effects of the war years during which they had experienced all they wanted of adventure and excitement . |
| 2 | But then one of their number was cut down by musket fire , to which they could not reply , for , clinging to the side , they had no hands free . |
| 3 | The army report of its investigation was watered down . |
| 4 | She heard the zip of her shorts being drawn down , and he dropped his head to place a tender , almost welcoming kiss on her silken mound . |
| 5 | That part of his operation was dosing down . |
| 6 | Two of his sons were sent down to the reservoir , one at either end . |
| 7 | While so many of his team-mates were scythed down , Atherton had found 190 responses to yorkers , bouncers and career out- and inswingers , outwardly serene , hopeful of lasting support , patient with the spin , brave against the fireballs . |
| 8 | Some of his buildings were burnt down and the house in Rutledge Terrace was set on fire . |
| 9 | Joseph 's lodge was at the north of the camp , and one of his wives was cut down by a bullet while carrying her daughter to safety . |
| 10 | The corners of his mouth were dragged down and his plump cheeks looked shrunken , like withered apples . |
| 11 | The dignified way he handled the tragedy of his father being gunned down in Bangkok impressed everyone and , although he went 7–0 down to White in the British Open final , he still had the bottle to capture seven frames before losing 10–7 . |