Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [verb] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | As part of the deal Mr de Ferranti agreed to stand down in favour of Sir Derek and to allow James Guerin , International Signal 's founder , to come on to the board as deputy chairman . |
| 2 | Former Yorkshire and England fast bowler Arnie Sidebottom has turned down the offer of a coaching post at Surrey . |
| 3 | FORMER Arsenal winger George Armstrong has turned down the chance to become Malcolm Crosby 's assistant at Sunderland . |
| 4 | Moreover in The Tablet ( 16 April 1958 ) Shirley Williams pointed out another advantage that grant-maintained schools might have : Mr Baker has laid down that LEA schools must take in children up to the 1979 limit of numbers , so that as many parents as possible can get their children in , if they choose a particular school . |
| 5 | Mr Gatward said TVS has narrowed down the candidates for the MTM job to two . |
| 6 | Mr Gatward said TVS has narrowed down the candidates for the MTM job to two . |
| 7 | Harry Taylor tried to climb down earlier today but his condition forced him to turn back . |
| 8 | FILM legend Liz Taylor has turned down the chance of a comeback … playing a lesbian rancher . |
| 9 | and like me Auntie Jean has to go down three and four times a day sometimes . |
| 10 | Sheila Newell is pregnant , goalkeeper Anne Hill has stepped down , Cathy Mitchell has gone to Pegasus and Irish international Caroline Craig has decided to play qualifying hockey . |
| 11 | Given such a broad international consensus , shared by the more accommodationist Israeli and Western liberals , it is hardly surprising that since 1974 the PLO has played down the refugee issue , and concentrated on the only acceptable diplomacy concerning a territorial return to the 1949 Armistice Line . |
| 12 | At the CPSU congress currently in session Gorbachev tried to play down the significance of the strikes , claiming that the " general strike " urged by independent miner 's leaders had not materialized . |
| 13 | RICHARD Dunwoody has turned down the chance to renew his association with former Champion Kribensis in the Bula Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday . |
| 14 | she makes me laugh , she stands there talking and she 's saying , one minute she 's saying oh Steven really loves school , he really enjoys it , he 's really calmed down since he 's gone to school Steven stop running down that corridor . |
| 15 | Gently they lifted the bedraggled form as Bert came lumbering down from the 3 and 4 landing , with Gilbert Forbes behind him , and behind him the trembling form of Jessie , wringing her hands . |
| 16 | Twice , when Meredith ordered ‘ Two steps stage left ’ and Geoffrey moved to the right , Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘ Left , left , ducky ’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place . |
| 17 | Finally Travis let himelf down by his arms and dropped to the ground . |
| 18 | PASSION AT THE POOLSIDE : Fergie and Johnny enjoy getting down to some serious canoodling as the sun beats mercilessly on the naked pate of the whizzkid from Texas |
| 19 | Earlier this year WEKA decided to close down its UK publishing operation and a number of titles , appealing to a broad spectrum of business and hobby readers , were put up for sale . |
| 20 | Only when the pilot recovered consciousness in hospital and informed the authorities of his rescue did the R.A.F. manage to track down Andrews , and make his bravery known . |
| 21 | BOSNIA 'S UN commander General Philippe Morillon hoped to nail down a cease-fire between Serb , Moslem and Croat military chiefs today . |
| 22 | The silent watcher stared through the darkness at the place where Corbett had settled down to sleep . |
| 23 | But she was a cheery old sort , if a shade old-fashioned ( ‘ I am old enough to be your mother , Prime Minister' had gone down rather well ) , and when she finally shuddered to a halt , having gone through at least two red lights , she was rewarded with much applause . |
| 24 | Imagine , then , that Mandela had written down the story of his life , and that the manuscript was for sale . |
| 25 | And , with a thankful sigh , Shiona had sunk down on one of the sofas in the reception area . |
| 26 | She clung to the belief that Friend had sneaked down the wires through Karel 's network and one day he would come to rescue her … . |
| 27 | Old Saul was the culprit , Old Saul had gone down in our history and my personal mythology as the Castraitor , but thanks to the little creatures who flew the creek I had him in my power now . |
| 28 | The prosecution argued that the Newleys had driven down together from London ; after the murder , Mrs Newley had driven back in her husband 's car , and parked it near their home ; no doubt she hoped that the trip to Hampshire would never come to light . |
| 29 | Barrie Nye from Woughton on the Green in Milton Keynes had flagged down a lorry with smoking tyres on the M-One near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire . |
| 30 | It was the second time in successive World Cup ties that Leighton had let down his colleagues . |