Example sentences of "one down " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Shah was equal to these demolitions : ‘ If we pulled one down , he set up three . ’ |
| 2 | One down against Jan Timman , with three left to play , he was looking for a solid advantage with the white pieces . |
| 3 | One down with two to play , he will need to conquer his nerves and indulge in the creative style that brought him this far . |
| 4 | She carried the two steaming mugs into the lounge , setting one down near George 's elbow . |
| 5 | England miserably one down after two . |
| 6 | The road between San Biagio and Montepulciano is the one down which the Montepulcianesi came to welcome Iris Origo and the troupe of refugee children whom she walked to safety across a battlefield in June 1944 , caught between the German army of occupation and the advancing Allies . |
| 7 | ‘ GOOD , ARE N'T THEY ! ’ he would roar , and take one down , pushing it under the nose of the confused patient , ‘ MARVELLOUS WORKMANSHIP ! ’ |
| 8 | Dwelling on the past drags one down , she told herself — do n't let it . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's no one down there 'll shoot dogs , ’ lied Philip . |
| 10 | ‘ Taking me little one down to the country to see her Nan , ’ she heard Gloria say , then the click-clack of the ticket-clipper before the man closed the door and they were alone again . |
| 11 | To go one down with nine minutes remaining and with only 10 men , we were up against it . ’ |
| 12 | Cabins are basic : one up , one down , a washbasin , but no room to swing even a kitten . |
| 13 | I shall try and ensure that I reach the aspirations of the people and that I let no one down . ’ |
| 14 | I am already one down to Imran , having declared that Waqar did not have the action of a genuine fast bowler . |
| 15 | No Highlander worth his salt would cut one down , nor will he allow his son to do so , even if it means walking many a long stretch to fetch home firewood . |
| 16 | I accustomed my pupils to the tiny hard lenses — building up their resistance fastidiously for an extra hour per day — then lost one down the sink and the other down the Holborn Public Baths . |
| 17 | It is as though the bream were connected to sticks with several people stood on the bottom pushing one fish up as they pull another one down . |
| 18 | They were very small , one up one down , their front doors opening into this narrow courtyard . |
| 19 | I got one down there once for some reason . |
| 20 | If the top solution has a much higher score than the next one down , the computer concludes that this is the correct diagnosis . |
| 21 | If you do n't have a concrete area in front of your stables , move heaven and earth to get one down before next winter ! |
| 22 | ( ‘ Felt upset as I wrote this one down . ’ ) |
| 23 | One Down |
| 24 | ‘ One Down ’ treads the fine line between spooky moderne dance and proper fund , much as the young Was ( Not Was ) used to . |
| 25 | ‘ Would you like a sweetmeat , little boy ? ’ she called out to Enoch — and threw one down to him . |
| 26 | To Black Cab drivers reading this with a told-you-so expression , I really had spent half an hour trying to flag one down ! |
| 27 | The only thing that could get one down — as it eventually did his American television followers — was his high-pitched , breathless , Scots delivery . |
| 28 | Granny lived about half a mile away , in a narrow street with drab shops dotted between the houses , which were one down and two up , like ours . |
| 29 | It had just one room up and one down , big enough only for two people to live in . |
| 30 | The scoreline was unkind to Leeds , who should have been one up through Rod Wallace but were one down when poor defending let Sheron in . |