Example sentences of "down the [noun pl] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they fan off the loose and close down the spaces for the fly-half or blind-side winger . |
| 2 | The newly opted-out hospital trust is trying to close Casualty and is running down the wards of the Mile End branch of the Royal London Hospital , which has been serving the East End well since 1858 . |
| 3 | With the final umbrella of the Charter , which theoretically laid down the principles of the paper and what it stood for , the last bricks were put into the edifice . |
| 4 | Gosteleradio , the USSR State Television and Radio Committee , on Jan. 11 shut down the operations of the Interfax news agency . |
| 5 | The voices rose to a piercing shriek , and the crowd of silver helmets went flooding in pursuit , chasing both of them down the dunes to the sea . |
| 6 | She showed Léonie how to roll up the used towel in a paper bag , smuggle it down the backstairs into the kitchen , bury it in the red heart of the range . |
| 7 | No longer did they have to go down the backstairs during the night , and into the yard and across it to where the three outdoor lavatories stood . |
| 8 | Write down the equations of the relationship between gross investment and changes in demand . |
| 9 | He climbed up the wheat-rick and sat on the top , beating down the flames with the branch . |
| 10 | The rioters killed many deer , and threatened to pull down the palings of the park , so that the Earl of Holland , as Chief Justice of the Forest , obtained authority for the sheriff of Berkshire to raise the power of the county to apprehend the rioters . |
| 11 | Next , mark the outline of the board onto the film and then lay down the positions of the copper pads to act as a reference , just as we did in the ‘ direct etch ’ method last month . |
| 12 | Throw down the prices from the West but of course good high real foreign currency for Soviet Union . |
| 13 | In company , with another or others , they would bank down the embers of the past . |
| 14 | ‘ They 're putting down the foundations for the bar today , Paul , ’ she told him . |
| 15 | They say we need more rain because most of the downpour will run down the rivers to the sea . |
| 16 | Every Tuesday her fat little fingers flew like birds up and down the keys of the piano . |
| 17 | Historically there 'd been attempts to cut down the effects of the sea by building breakwaters and so on . |
| 18 | AIDS patients are being given a new vaccine which could slow down the effects of the disease . |
| 19 | Treaty four questions on the interpretation of provisions of Community law governing , in particular , the right of establishment and of the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination on grounds of nationality , with a view to determining the compatibility with Community law of national legislation laying down the conditions for the registration of fishing vessels . |
| 20 | If the reason for travelling to work in the past was to get one 's hands on the work being done , then in the future , as many people 's work will be to deal primarily with information , the information can travel cheaply down the cables to the worker at home . |
| 21 | The memorandum of association is of crucial importance to the company , for it is this document which lays down the boundaries of the company 's activities . |
| 22 | Write down the goals for the week as usual . |
| 23 | The western sun would scorch and dazzle and we would pull down the blinds in the compartment . |
| 24 | This eruption could as well be termed Peleean as Plinian , for part of the force of the great eruption of 1956 was expended in powerful nuees which swept down the flanks of the volcano with terrific force . |
| 25 | As this rose vertically into the air , the nuees rolled away sideways from its base , and down the flanks of the volcano . |
| 26 | She drank down the remains of the mug of beer and off we went again to see the Captain . |
| 27 | Will my right hon. Friend tell me how best to reply to a constituent of mine who has recently completed a course of treatment at Broomfield hospital in Chelmsford and who tells me that the nurses and doctors were fantastic , that the treatment was magnificent and that he is fed up to the back teeth with the constant efforts of the Labour party to undermine and talk down the achievements of the health service ? |
| 28 | From record profits of about £34 million and near-record sales of 3,333 cars in 1990 , the car business turned in a loss of about £60 million last year as worldwide sales dropped to 1,731 , dragging down the profits of the parent group , Vickers . |
| 29 | We descended immediately down the zig-zags of the north west face . |
| 30 | Then I took some smaller bombs and planted them inside some of the rabbit holes , stamping down the roofs of the tunnel entrances so that they caved in and left only the straw fuses sticking out . |