Example sentences of "[v-ing] down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I took some smaller bombs and planted them inside some of the rabbit holes , stamping down the roofs of the tunnel entrances so that they caved in and left only the straw fuses sticking out . |
| 2 | But I did n't get married four times because I like trolling down the aisle , I got married four times because I like the idea of being married and I like sharing my life with a man . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've got plenty of time for the post to get to America , ’ I said , sticking down the envelope . |
| 4 | It was , of course , by far a situation too good to last and in time , gazing down the glen , a solitary figure was spied struggling up the brae — without a kit-bag — the WAAFs identified their squadron officer ( known as Belladonna ) apparently about to make her first call on her troops in the wild , I was never able at first hand to witness this airmen 's paradise but it is a story that passed the rounds at Kinloss . |
| 5 | The Labour Party 's part in bringing down the Chamberlain Government in May 1940 was recognized by the central roles allotted to Labour Ministers in Churchill 's Coalition Government . |
| 6 | ‘ Even bringing down the charges to £4 means the council will be incurring a £40,000 loss . |
| 7 | Where a temple , folly or grotto has been long abandoned and the roof has collapsed , bringing down the ceiling with it , a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris . |
| 8 | Ken plans to put a false roof over the sales area , bringing down the ceiling to create a more intimate atmosphere . |
| 9 | Using two Stanley Height Reducers made the task of ‘ bringing down the ceiling ’ much simpler than using a conventional timber batten . |
| 10 | They are strays , having been carried here by the glacier that once occupied Crummackdale as it retreated at the end of the Ice Age , scouring the ground as it departed and bringing down the boulders from their place of origin higher in the valley . |
| 11 | Frankly I think from our colleagues in the conservative party should n't really be wasting our time here with these silly motions , erm what 's needed is if you 're gon na improve the housing situation in the city and in the country as a whole , we need to be allowed to use our capital receipts , all the ones we 've piled up , and we need to also inject money into the national economy to build new homes and incidentally to get the economy moving again and start bringing down the level of unemployment . |
| 12 | Since the introduction of the laser more operations have been performed bringing down the surgery waiting list . ’ |
| 13 | Then , as the players came thundering down the boards , she joined the stampede , trying to steal the ball and nearly bringing down the pony of a fat child with pigtails , whose mother promptly started yelling at Daisy . |
| 14 | In the form in which the proposals on community service appeared in the Bill they owed something also to the Government 's hope that the new measure would be seen as a credible alternative to custodial sentences , thus contributing towards the aim of bringing down the prison population . |
| 15 | I decided to try the Power Tool in two ways : the first using a stack , with the amp set to full shred ; the second with a Vox AC30 on full tilt , but with the Power Tool bringing down the volume to bedroom level . |
| 16 | He heard electrical impulses behind a large , old-fashioned enamelled flour bin on a high shelf in the kitchen and got out the step-ladder to investigate , bringing down the bin , which hit and broke a jar of clear honey in its descent ; he ended up with a mixture of flour and honey all over himself , the fridge and the floor . |
| 17 | Islip was sent off after bringing down the goalkeeper Iremonger ( they were ‘ probably two of the most hot-headed players in the League , ’ said the Examiner ) , then Mint of Notts County was also sent off for attacking Smith . |
| 18 | Now I promise to devote myself to bringing down the costs of your mortgages because I believe that people should be able to own their own homes and to own them cheaply . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm goin' down the Town ‘ All an' 'ave a word wiv that medical bloke . |
| 20 | The printed book is then inserted into the case by machinery and attached to the boards by gluing down the mull overlaps , after which the endpapers are pasted down to hide them . |
| 21 | Sure enough , the battered little red Mini was speeding down the service road , following the same route the ambulance had taken . |
| 22 | Glowing out at night — by bike with luminous tyres which allow more safety when speeding down the roads at night . |
| 23 | The tour operator , Sir Henry Lunn , founded the Public Schools Alpine Sports Club in 1902 and began the British passion for speeding down the piste . |
| 24 | He created several gardens on the Continent , including Villa Maryland and Villa Rosemary in the south of France ; but his crowning glory must be at Iford , where he has brought Italy to Wiltshire and set it tumbling down the hanger , in a series of steep paths , steps , and terraces where colonnades , cloisters , fountains and well-heads abound . |
| 25 | Small stones , sticking to the rim , became dislodged and at one point were tumbling down the curve as quickly as the wheel was rising , giving the appearance of effervescence . |
| 26 | Something with a dull gleam flew from his hand , tumbling down the slope of the dune . |
| 27 | His aunt had always kept the door locked , fearing that children might venture into the mill and hurt themselves by tumbling down the ladders . |
| 28 | you can take a donkey ride up into the mountains in the morning , before spending the afternoon on a jet ski or paragliding down the beach . |
| 29 | The worst hazard of standing in that crowd was someone pissing down the back of your leg . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You ca n't , ’ Alyssia said flatly , slapping down the impulse to become hysterical . |