Example sentences of "[vb base] down [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't , you could n't say right we 'll do a function for hundred and fifty and two hundred , and really to do , you 've got to be looking to do a , a sit down function for two hundred |
| 2 | Now come on sit down Dawn for Christ sake . |
| 3 | Oh a great help to sandwiches and a sit down meal at dinner at table with the family , it was far better than a dry sandwich eaten in the barn . |
| 4 | These reports sent them bustling off to organize air tickets to the head of the Gulf , designating it Persian or Arabian according to the nationality of the airline or the destination selected , to check out the situation and track down flesh with which to clothe the bare bones . |
| 5 | They often drag down members of their family into their coal cellar of degradation as they fuel the fires of self destruction . |
| 6 | RNAS non-rigid airships , able to stay aloft for many hours and send down reports by wireless , did important work on patrol and convoy escort , many times directing British destroyers into contact with the enemy 's U-boats . |
| 7 | The head of the Exchange 's advertising department Boris Goldman believes that the opening of the exchange will go a long way to breaking the mafia art market in which Western and Russian intermediaries often knock down prices on Russian works of art . |
| 8 | Lions , dogs , and wolves hunt down prey by co-operative group mechanisms . |
| 9 | Erm somebody , and I think it was Derek , and I put down Derek as a guess , was supposed to be getting a list of local area MPs to whom I can then write . |
| 10 | Well yes I , I put down comments like that |
| 11 | From a window above me they let down tea in a flask and biscuits as I worked . |
| 12 | The slim week Cut down food for one week then return to the basic plan . |
| 13 | A cut down version of Vxfs , Vxfs Lite for file system integrity , is built into all copies of SVR4.2 and UnixWare . |
| 14 | In his version , Gloucester met with Hastings and his allies in the Tower , and cried out that he had been ambushed , whereupon waiting soldiers rushed in and cut down Hastings on the spot . |
| 15 | In his version , Gloucester met with Hastings and his allies in the Tower , and cried out that he had been ambushed , whereupon waiting soldiers rushed in and cut down Hastings on the spot . |
| 16 | Mechanical tillage ( apart from rolling ) is designed to turn over soil or break down clods into tilth crumbs of a suitable size . |
| 17 | It is above all a joyous celebration of all who break down barriers between people set up by authority . |
| 18 | Would n't it be wonderful if you could melt away the flab simply by smoothing in a special cream , or break down fat by rubbing away at your wobbly bits ? |
| 19 | Actuaries often break down populations for analysis by sex so it is only fair to apply the same process to ourselves . |
| 20 | One is a preparation of dried bacterial cultures which when added to the drain is reactivated and break down fats into soluble form . |
| 21 | The contents of the buckets run down chutes into hopper boats which take the silt away . |
| 22 | Enhancements include drop down shadows for piecharts , bar charts , graphics backgrounds and note facilities for bar charts . |
| 23 | ‘ Through dark doorways you look down flights of stone steps , overhung by great , pink tufts of valerian and ending in a patch of sparkling blue water . ’ |
| 24 | The professional codes set down benchmarks for services by engineers . |
| 25 | GRE were founder members of the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau , which monitors and arbitrates insurance matters , and members of both Lautro and the Association of British Insurers which set down codes of practice for all members to comply with . |
| 26 | Special pre-Christmas offers available now , such as Panasonic Ladyshave half-price at Pounds 9.99 , Phillips hostess trolley reduced by £40 at £159.99 , Commodore CDTV Multi Media Pack down £100 at £499.99 . |
| 27 | These included Burmah Castrol down 23p to 772p , Bowater 6p off at 483p , Hanson 3p weaker at 248p , MB-Caradon 5p down at 331p , Reed Elsevier 5p easier at 716p . |
| 28 | These included Burmah Castrol down 22p to 773p , Bowater 6p off at 483p , Hanson 3p weaker at 248p , MB-Caradon also 3p down at 334p , Reed Elsevier 3p easier at 717p and Royal Insurance 1p adrift at 310p . |
| 29 | These included Burmah Castrol down 22p to 773p , Bowater 6p off at 483p , Hanson 3p weaker at 248p , MB-Caradon 5p down at 331p , Reed Elsevier 5p easier at 716p . |
| 30 | Critics tone down attacks on legal reform plans . |