Example sentences of "is [v-ing] down [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cop the name of the man ( above ) who is stepping down from a top job . |
| 2 | Now that the EC is cracking down on the ozone-depleting solvents used in dry-cleaning processes , you could face problems . |
| 3 | Turn right into er what is a very busy er road in any event at that time but that the dangers is that many drivers are becoming impatient with waiting their turn in the queue and what they 're doing is driving down on the wrong side of the road in order to utilise a little back road that 's a service road which runs alongside road and leads into Nightingale avenue . |
| 4 | When , on his final journey to the police station , Raskolnikov kneels down in the middle of the Haymarket and kisses ‘ the earth , the filthy earth ’ ( zemlya ) as Sonya has bidden , it is entirely calculated by Dostoevsky that a tipsy artisan should laugh at the strange young man who ‘ is bowing down to the whole world and is kissing the capital city of St Petersburg and its soil ’ ( grunt , the German Grund ) . |
| 5 | ‘ James is coming down in a little while , Christina . |
| 6 | With more orders expected , Pelham Puppets is counting down to a bumper Christmas . |
| 7 | In ‘ B ’ Shop , the overhead crane is sweeping down with a new Bedford axle . |
| 8 | Technically he is excellent but you have noticed that he is falling down on the supervisory aspects of his job . |
| 9 | increase in value added tax — but he is standing down at the general election . |
| 10 | The Duty Officer , having dispatched the still warm power pack to Soltau , is settling down to a quiet evening when the phone rings : ‘ Corporal Johnson , Military Police , sir . |