Example sentences of "[v-ing] down the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | By trimming down the first act , they kept the pace going , and the second act benefited . |
| 2 | Prime with two to three coats of eggshell , thinning down the first one with white spirit to avoid ridges . |
| 3 | Rapidly gulping down the first drink ( or starting on spirits before changing to beer or wine ) may be indicative of craving for the " feel " of alcohol . |
| 4 | When a popular war hero emerged , like Lt William Leefe Robinson , awarded the VC in 1916 for shooting down the first enemy airship over British soil , the jobbing printers , metal benders and celluloid crimpers worked overtime . |
| 5 | Indeed it was used to teach such pilots as Flt Sub-Lt Warneford who was awarded a Victoria Cross for shooting down the first Zeppelin . |