Example sentences of "are [verb] down [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , suddenly , the arms are dropped down to the sides of the body again . |
| 2 | Most take the experience with typical British humour and carrying on searching until either the dream home is found or they are worn down by the practicalities of price and location . |
| 3 | They are tunnelling down into the sewers and up into the cavity walls and suspended ceilings . |
| 4 | But it is changed too in that it is not so much the details of infant care that are laid down as the principles which should be followed in deciding the details . |
| 5 | In addition , other legal principles are laid down by the decisions of judges over time , or proclaimed in legislation . |
| 6 | The decisions of Margaret Thatcher 's ministers are struck down by the courts as often as were those of the Wilson or Callaghan administrations . |