Example sentences of "[v-ing] down in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tottered away across the bath to Jazz and Bean , leaving Hoomey clinging to the rail , gazing down in amazement at the distance he had swum . |
| 2 | The resignations of four government ministers in late September were believed to be related to forthcoming elections , with Education Minister Ricardo Lagos Escobar in particular stepping down in order to stand for the presidency in 1993 , and Carlos Ominami Pascual ( Economy ) to organize his campaign . |
| 3 | The land folded in on itself as far as you could see — green and brown hillsides sinking down in repetition , marked by the dark masses of trees and hedges . |
| 4 | Similarly , one minute I 'm a busy wide-awake person , and the next , when the decision has been made to go to sleep , I 'm a wide-awake person lying down in bed . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps Terence is right to say that the most creative way to use psychedelics is in your own home , lying down in silence , ’ he continues . |
| 6 | The number of injuries is actually going down in proportion to the increased number of skiers . |
| 7 | It can be gathered from every conversation that the people 's comrades from all walks of life want a return to the living standard of the pre-war era as soon as possible , and do n't lay the slightest value on going down in history . ’ |
| 8 | And if we , yeah , and if we , yeah we 'll still win we , well we 're still going down in history for winning three fo , , all three matches in a row . |
| 9 | Aksum had outlasted Jerusalem and Rome , going down in ruin only eighty years before the Norman conquest of Britain . |
| 10 | A man of around the same age was squatting down in front of the TV set , belatedly fumbling to turn down the volume ; he was in his underwear , and was as pale as lard . |
| 11 | ‘ Because I was injured in my first game for Villa and then kept breaking down in training , I never had the chance to get sharp and readjust to the speed of the English game . |
| 12 | ‘ Because I was injured in my first game for Villa and then kept breaking down in training , I never had the chance to get sharp and readjust to the speed of the English game . |
| 13 | According to this morning 's Irish Times , Dave O'Leary did n't get to play in the reserves and may have to undergo surgery on this achilles after breaking down in training yesterday . |
| 14 | Author 's note : The injurious effect on plants refers to the fact that a surfeit of undigested cellulose upsets the C/N ratio and delays the breakdown of organic matter , thus causing a slowing down in plant growth . |
| 15 | Despite the fact that the 486 based PC 's are gradually coming down in price the evidence suggests that the 386 is still the preferred entry level machine . |
| 16 | a woman 's cape with long ends coming down in front ( Fr. pelerin , a pilgrim ) . |
| 17 | He walked out , closing the door firmly , and Maggie quickly switched off the lamp , huddling down in bed and waiting for her heart to right itself . |
| 18 | Probably rain dripping down in front of it . |
| 19 | No sooner had she sunk down on one of the chesterfields than he was hunkering down in front of her , lifting her injured foot to rest on his knee , removing the shoe and gently touching the nylon-covered flesh beneath the delicate ankle-bone . |
| 20 | Birds would be dropping down in relief in such ‘ fall ’ conditions . |
| 21 | her skirt falling down in church |
| 22 | I checked and then rechecked our position before slumping down in despair . |
| 23 | The following week , several hundred people arrived to obstruct the continuing work of the bulldozers by sitting down in front of them , climbing into the buckets of mechanical diggers and occupying the hole they had begun to excavate . |
| 24 | ‘ He has gone to find you a room , ’ said the Feldwebel , sitting down in front of the fire and stretching his legs . |
| 25 | Crouching down in order to finish dressing his back afresh , she was surprised to feel a lump come into her throat and saw him through sudden tears , making her confused and uneasy . |
| 26 | The differentiation within the examination is to be carried out according to strict criteria , laying down in detail what the candidate is expected to know , understand , and be able to do . |