Example sentences of "that [vb past] be [verb] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Armenia is begging Russia to recommission two old reactors that had been shut down for good in 1988 under popular pressure . |
| 2 | As soon as his hands were free , Huw ducked away , retrieving a shirt and jersey that had been flung down on a pile of beer-crates , saying over his shoulder : ‘ Look , I 'd better be pushing off . |
| 3 | In Lim Poh Choo v Camden and Islington Health Authority [ 1984 ] AC 174 the defendants sought to persuade the House of Lords to exercise their freedom under the Practice Statement [ 1966 ] 1 WLR 1234 , to reverse two rules that had been laid down by the majority of the House of Lords in West & Son Ltd v Shephard [ 1964 ] AC 326 , namely : ( 1 ) that the fact of unconsciousness does not eliminate the actuality of the deprivation of the ordinary experiences and amenities of life ( see the formulation used by Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest at p349 ) ; and ( 2 ) that , if damages are awarded upon a correct basis , it is of no concern to the court to consider any question as to the use that will thereafter be made of the money awarded . |
| 4 | He knew the sentences that had been handed down to his associates . |
| 5 | ‘ This was to prepare us should we come across animals that had been knocked down by cars . |
| 6 | As her bobbin shot back and forward between the wools , she sang the old Gaelic songs that had been passed down from mother to daughter for centuries . |