Example sentences of "have [vb pp] down [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erik Olin Wright , for example , has broken down the concept of ‘ determination ’ into six distinct relations : structural limitation , selection , reproduction/non-reproduction , limits of functional compatibility , transformation and mediation . |
| 2 | But practitioners usually encounter elders at just those times when crisis has broken down the security of routine . |
| 3 | The establishment of a core group of drawings to be used as a starting point for the attribution of other sheets on stylistic grounds remains the principal method of research and Mr Royalton-Kisch felt that the present exhibition has contributed to the furtherance of this work which , in the case of the British Museum , has whittled down the number of sheets from the 106 accepted by Benesch to eighty-four . |
| 4 | It is also a rather different exhibition conceptually : Alfonso Perez Sanchez , former Director of the Prado and co-organiser of the show , has declared that he wants the Spanish to get to know ‘ the real Ribera ’ , which means that he has whittled down the number of works . |
| 5 | The European Community has turned down a request from the British Government for nearly twenty-five million pounds to assist coal-mining regions affected by pit closures . |
| 6 | As expected , GOSLING CELTIC 's £10,000-rated captain , STEWART TRUCKLE , has turned down a move to Third Division ATHLETICO WHADDON . |
| 7 | In this way Tao gets money , but also retains its independence : Charig says that Tao Systems has turned down a number of buy-out bids from the US in the last few months . |
| 8 | In this way Tao gets money , but also retains its independence : Charig says that Tao Systems has turned down a number of buy-out bids from the US in the last few months . |
| 9 | Talking about his future , Keith says that he has turned down an approach from Rugby and it 's up to Gloucester now whether they keep him on . |
| 10 | Defoe 's Roxana explains why she has turned down an offer of marriage from a Dutch merchant : ‘ … |
| 11 | The mother of the W children in Orkney , whose allegations led to the 1991 dawn raids , has turned down an offer of £100,000 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board . |
| 12 | FILM legend Liz Taylor has turned down the chance of a comeback … playing a lesbian rancher . |
| 13 | Former Yorkshire and England fast bowler Arnie Sidebottom has turned down the offer of a coaching post at Surrey . |
| 14 | Robinson , who has turned down the offer of a two-year contract by Yorkshire , had been classified by the TCCB as a List I cricketer . |
| 15 | The woman has turned down the offer of a caravan , and an attempt to buy her a seventy thousand pound house has been stopped by a public outcry . |
| 16 | According to the head of Berlin 's Radiation Measurement Office , Udo Morfeld , the pollution has not created as big a problem as it could have because the clay soil has slowed down the seepage of radioactive material into the groundwater . |
| 17 | Mr Gatward said TVS has narrowed down the candidates for the MTM job to two . |
| 18 | Mr Gatward said TVS has narrowed down the candidates for the MTM job to two . |
| 19 | Until now , at least publicly , the society has played down the level of anxiety ; it has resisted taking any action that could be seen as anti-government . |
| 20 | Outside the sunlight has raced down the slope of the mountain and has almost reached the floor of the valley . |
| 21 | Even though X/Open no longer has any formal relationship with the Foundation , following the Cambridge , Massachusetts-based group 's withdrawal from its board at the end of last year , the open systems standards body has nailed down an agreement with OSF which will see all DCE specifications integrated into its Common Applications Environment , CAE , interfaces over the next 12 to 18 months . |
| 22 | He has dumped down the notes for a greyhound , has given his heart to the beast , and is derided for this by his friends in the pub . |
| 23 | The sale of some companies — the Belgian subsidiaries , for instance — has cut down the need for audit , as have some reorganisations . |
| 24 | You will be aware exactly how far the ferret has progressed down the burrow by the marking on the line attached to its collar , so you now look down the hole as the line becomes moderately tight . |
| 25 | ‘ He has gone down a treat with the members , who have a lot of affection for him , ’ he said . |
| 26 | Most important of all he has run down a number of performances previously unknown . |
| 27 | Making way for the SunDragons , Sun has knocked down the prices of its existing 600MP multi-processing servers by seven to 17% , it says . |
| 28 | Mr. Leapor has put down a Grave-Stone in Memory of his Daughter ; and I should be glad if any of the ingenious Gentlemen you mention would be so good as to write a few Lines to be put upon it |
| 29 | In Peter 's case he has put down a marker for next year , when he will still be young enough to try . |
| 30 | WREXHAM manager Brian Flynn has thrown down the gauntlet to much-travelled striker Howard Gayle , who trained at the Racecourse for the first time yesterday . |