Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the deal goes down the rest of them wait next door . |
| 2 | A moaning wind frisks down the coast , kicking up a roaming layer of top-sand in its wake . |
| 3 | With very good will the adviser writes down the address of the local family counselling services . |
| 4 | Sweated labour forces down the wages of all workers , whether underground or legal . |
| 5 | This tour offers you a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the cultural and geographical aspects typical of Thailand : ruins of ancient towns and imposing temples that were once the glory of the country , exotic plants and wild jungle still unspoilt by the progress of time , rustic life with its simple and friendly people , rolling hills and roaring waterfalls , boat trips down the rapids and train rides , primitive hilltribes in their colourful costumes with a tradition and culture all their own . |
| 6 | The Old Testament lays down the fundamentals of a Christian social ethic in three major ways . |
| 7 | Gerd gulps down the food , and then coughs a few times , each time a little louder , and exhibiting a little more distress . |
| 8 | The wind has varied for them between 20 and 40 knots and it has , in the main , blown from the west , allowing them sleigh rides down the faces of the big waves . |
| 9 | But do n't be fooled by the island 's exotic name or location just off Africa — once the sun goes down the whole place comes alive . |
| 10 | We keep our trainees hard at it and even when the sun goes down the programme continues . |
| 11 | As the glider slows down the braking should be reduced to avoid lifting the tail . |
| 12 | Even if the pilot is fully aware of being close to the stall , he will instinctively hold off until the glider stalls down the last few feet rather than fly into obstructions at speed . |
| 13 | Women face impossible difficulties in trying to combine the roles of mother , paid worker and unpaid domestic worker , and when marriage breaks down the consequences are obvious in terms of the vulnerability of lone mothers and their children to poverty . |
| 14 | The law lays down the general principle , and the doctor who acts skilfully , reasonably , and in good faith is protected . |
| 15 | After her act another blonde in black , thigh length leather boots , studded belt , bra and pants strutted onto the stage , removed her top and stepped up to the front row , where the Koreans stuffed dollar notes down the front of her knickers . |
| 16 | Schedule 2 to the Act lays down the constitution and procedure of the appeal committee . |
| 17 | This Act lays down the matters to be stated , and reports to be set out , in a prospectus issued when an offer or invitation is being made to the public . |
| 18 | Not only does the Junior School influence the children at their most receptive , and indeed their most vulnerable age , but , within the time spent in the Junior School , the child lays down the basis of all future learning . |
| 19 | The meaning that they gave it should send cold shivers down the spine of any parent : fully a half thought that it was an instruction to cross the road , and half of these thought that it was showing you how to do it — by running ! |
| 20 | Such stories are enough to send cold shivers down the spine . |
| 21 | The man with the acoustic guitar and stupid headgear launches into an awful rendition of Dire Straits ' Sultan Of Swing , out-of-key hummings taking the place of the Knopfler guitar solo , while his florid chum scampers down the aisle embarrassing travellers to such an extent that they all toss loose change into the jumbo jamjar . |
| 22 | Laura Davies , Sue Strudwick , Trish Johnson and Nicholas yesterday all spoke as one on the subject of how , but for the support they had had from certain European sponsors down the years , they would all be thinking in terms of pulling out of playing in Europe altogether . |
| 23 | A long pewter-topped bar runs down the room . |
| 24 | New look , pure cotton jersey t-shirt buttons down the front , has three-quarter length sleeves and is shaped at the hem . |
| 25 | My eye skips down the page . |
| 26 | This is a distinguished , elegant book , almost more ‘ Gothic ’ in style than Palladian , with the lunatic old Nanny , the collapsing conservatory , dismembered statuary , and all the cruel vagaries of the English weather : rain drips down the windows ‘ like gin ’ . |
| 27 | Jenny came in with some flowers from the garden which she set in small posy bowls down the centre and James took the pink lustre candlesticks from the mantelpiece and set them among the flowers . |
| 28 | They may go down the field below the cave to a gate on the Kingsdale road which , followed to the left , goes over a rise to Deepdale and Dent , and to the right leads down the valley to the more probable destination of Ingleton which has accommodation , shops , refreshments and bus services . |
| 29 | ( Daddy strides down the garden path , walks in with briefcase to show he no longer uses a pick-axe . |
| 30 | The leader slithers down the flake , places a runner and does the crux , leaving the hapless second the harrowing job of reversing the flake with the rope running downhill and the prospect of a major fall into space should he muff the moves . |