Example sentences of "down [prep] the same [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was too alert not to catch the look and he was swift enough to look down in the same instant at his cup . |
| 2 | I believe it to be one of two aircraft , both Dornier Do 17Zs which were both shot down in the same area within a few days of each other . |
| 3 | Total sales for the first two months of 1991 at 287,876 were nearly 23 per cent down on the same period in 1990 . |
| 4 | The revenues of both companies were well down on the same month in 1991 , showing a large proportion of their sales coming form the cheaper ranges . |
| 5 | Inevitably it came down to the same couple of answers — her mortgage , her job . |
| 6 | Comes down to the same thing in the end . |
| 7 | There was a lot of short-pitched bowling , with a vast array of slips and gullies , but Gooch ( 8 ) survived a low catch to Inzamam off Akram , and Stewart ( 14 ) was put down by the same fielder at full stretch off the same bowler when 14 . |
| 8 | And that 's infuriated supporters of former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher who was turned down by the same people for an honorary degree after she 'd been at Ten Downing Street for five years . |