Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [vb pp] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then she moved and with trembling hands smoothed down her skirt . |
| 2 | I think erm that sometimes the fact that children have moved to a school where they have a timetable which has got subjects written down on a piece of paper , and the fact that they bring homework back with them and parents can see work in exercise books , sometimes that acts as a kind of reassurance to parents that something is going on which they recognise as education . |
| 3 | I knew I 'd got kids written down here for a reason . |
| 4 | Yes I I presume there must be some form of safeguarding areas laid down by British Coal . |
| 5 | The workshop , his special pride , had been responsible for turning trees blown down in gales and storms into durable and comfortable seats for the open space areas . |
| 6 | Well let's see if we can get things quietened down for your life . |
| 7 | So far , 3,115 Vietnamese in the colony have been refused refugee status and had appeals turned down . |