Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [v-ing] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standard machines measure 600 mm ( 23⅝in ) deep by 595 mm ( 23⅜in ) wide , to fit between units and can be stacked one above the other , but , unless you have a separate utility room , that does not leave much space nearby for storing laundry supplies and accessories or setting down the just cleaned laundry . |
| 2 | When the thumping and cheering had died away Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke rose to her feet fingering her pearls and smoothing down the flounces of her garden party frock . |
| 3 | But you can be a bit sickened by the effect as you pass the new crop of boarded-up shops and closing down sales . |
| 4 | In addition carers often reported further expenditure related to disability and caring which had resulted in using savings and cutting down on normal expenditure . |
| 5 | jobs which involve using heavy domestic equipment , or climbing steps and taking down curtains can be a real problem , and the thorough spring-clean they always used to do becomes a complete impossibility if they happen to suffer from one of the common disorders of old age , such as arthritis or heart trouble . |
| 6 | National groups could only find outlets for their own beer by acquiring smaller companies and shutting down their brewing plant . |
| 7 | His pants were halfway up his bum and he could feel the sweat dripping from his armpits and trickling down his arm to emerge in the crisp , fresh air . |
| 8 | And that 's what they 're doing , they 're coming into peoples gardens and rushing down the sewers again , you know ? |
| 9 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 10 | However , at the end of 1981 a new superintendent instituted changes which included moving a number of the area 's community police-officers to other duties and clamping down on the activities by local youths which had previously been tolerated . |
| 11 | Extra weight in knitting is often a help , as are edge claws and pushing down wheels . |
| 12 | ‘ Mmmm … ’ nodded the Duke , licking his fingers and smoothing down his eyebrows , ’ … not ready for it . |
| 13 | The Nfis looped off in gorges beyond and a path led us along , in swooping fashion , over the spurs and flanking down beside the clean , clear waters . |
| 14 | The place looked heart-wrenchingly familiar , yet in several respects changed too , for as they pulled up below the main steps the first things she noticed were the banks of geraniums and polyanthus cascading over the balconies and frothing down either side of the entrance . |
| 15 | Tomorrow she really must settle down to serious work on her novel ; time was slipping past , her deadline was approaching and if she did n't get on with it she 'd have Joe making agitated phone calls and coming down to visit . |
| 16 | A Protestant mob was so incensed by what he said that they wrecked the Irish quarter , breaking in the fronts of houses and knocking down their roofs , and it took a battalion of troops to restore order . |
| 17 | Mr Paul Wolfowitz , under-secretary for defence policy , warned against trying to cash in the potential defence savings too early , by bringing home the troops and scaling down the armed forces before the situation in Europe had stabilised to the point where a sensible long-term policy could be drafted . |
| 18 | It was hard to concentrate on google-eyed creatures when musicians were animatedly sawing fiddles , caressing accordions , flailing guitars and blowing down flutes . |
| 19 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 20 | It dawns on us that we are back at temporal beginnings and slipping down the evolutionary tree . |
| 21 | I knelt choking , sharp thorns in my throat , acid tears burning my cheeks and dripping down to my young mother 's face , staring up from the floor . |
| 22 | Probably the most historic and also the most photogenic is that of the counts of Kyburg , perched high above woodlands and looking down fiercely on the river Toss . |
| 23 | By choosing one of the colours and holding down the shift key , you can then create your own colour , but rather than adding a new colour to the palette this replaces the original . |
| 24 | Blake 's work for MI6 included not only gathering intelligence from the Russians but tracking down and watching Communist spies sent over into the West . |
| 25 | Not the work , which was back-breaking and tedious — he specialized in bolting on bumpers and screwing down steering wheels on trucks — but the mostly Asian workforce whose respect and confidence he soon won as a shop-floor activist . |
| 26 | Above this central partition lay a heavy timber roof-truss , supporting the purlins and extending down to suspended ceiling level . |
| 27 | We were told that the orders were introduced with the intention of increasing competition , thus providing more choice for customers and holding down prices . |
| 28 | ‘ Nova Scotia ’ is a laid-back , somewhat funky groove hidden inside an eggshell rhythm , defying all the traditions but laying down the ground-rules for a music destined to be the ‘ rock ’ of the future . |
| 29 | After pushing the desk and all the other furniture to the walls , she spread out four maps on the floor , matching the edges and weighing down the corners with whatever came to hand — the wastepaper basket , the little tin box , the gun . |
| 30 | They must either issue equity and subordinated debt at low prices or else shrink their balance sheets by selling off old loans and turning down new business . |