Example sentences of "not [vb infin] down [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former England captain could not break down a determined Arsenal side who were playing for their places in the forthcoming FA Cup semi final against Tottenham . |
| 2 | They had slightly the better of the first half but a poor pass to Sleightholme lost one chance and then Sleightholme could not touch down a useful kick by Maynard , Stabler getting there first . |
| 3 | The court in the Reference did not lay down a closed list : the public interest was the governing consideration . |
| 4 | Why can we not go down the same road ? |
| 5 | He went the long way home , but did not go down the little gang plank to the barge of a friend of his — a woman who kept ten or so cats on board and brewed some awful drink out of peaches . |