Example sentences of "been [vb pp] down through the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But lap-steel is a relative newcomer to the island 's culture when compared with the tradition of slack key guitar , a beautiful acoustic fingerpicking style based around dropped , or ‘ slack ’ open tunings which have been handed down through the generations . |
| 2 | Their sunny main bedroom is the perfect home for older pieces of furniture , most of which have been handed down through the generations — Mary Jane 's mother made the tapestry fireguard and her great-grandmother made the beautiful bedspread |
| 3 | Each village has dancers and musicians to enact musical dramas which have been passed down through the generations . |
| 4 | ‘ They 've given me a lot of furniture and other things that have been passed down through the generations . |
| 5 | The secret of their success has been passed down through the Arkells generations . |