Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As this happens , the fertilised egg is carried down the fallopian tube into the uterus . |
| 2 | In other words , a sea burial in Coral Pastures.Just in case there 's any confusion , ’ and he smiled , ‘ he 's written down the exact co-ordinates . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Because he turned down this one offer , I do n't think that means he 's turned down the fight . ’ |
| 4 | The ancestral crystal structure is preserved down the generations unless there is an occasional mistake in crystal growth , an occasional alteration in the pattern of laying down of atoms . |
| 5 | Silverpoint can be resharpened on a metal file so that as the silver is worn down the point can be redefined easily . |
| 6 | Surface organic matter accumulation is reduced but humic material is translocated down the soil profile and stains the subsoils . |
| 7 | Vibration drives the bricks into the sand , which works its way up the joints to meet the surface sand , which is driven down the joints . |
| 8 | They let off frequent bursts of fire into the air to remind everyone that the only law in Somalia is administered down the barrel of a gun . |
| 9 | The CCU-CLC is split down the centre over the CGTC dispute . |
| 10 | Once all the steam is condensed a vacuum is formed under the piston and the piston is forced down the cylinder by steam from the boiler . |
| 11 | The wire is guided down the hole as the lid closes so it does n't obstruct anything inside the box ; lift out trays can be fitted flush to the top of the box . |
| 12 | It is generally done in a vertical packed bed reactor , in which water is passed down the column , with air passing up the column . |
| 13 | A gastroscopy is a diagnostic procedure involving the direct observation of the upper gastrointestinal tract with a flexible fibre optic tube which is passed down the oesophagus . |
| 14 | When a fibreoptic bronchoscope is passed down the tube of the laryngeal mask a dynamic view of the vocal cords is possible in most patients . |
| 15 | Now scientists working at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford believe they 've made a significant discovery in how asthma is passed down the family tree . |
| 16 | I throw what 's left down the sink and swill out the flask . |
| 17 | From this depression , the descent is continued down the Mallerstang flank , soon linking with Ais Gill coming down from Wild Boar Fell . |
| 18 | The process is repeated down the entire column of figures . |
| 19 | The material is fired down the telephone lines to ICL in Manchester on completion . |