Example sentences of "[verb] down [art] first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If applying two coats , lightly rub down the first coat when it is dry to form a good key for the second coat .
2 By trimming down the first act , they kept the pace going , and the second act benefited .
3 Stephen had turned down the first set of plans out of hand .
4 ‘ I mean , to have a German plane shot down the first time we went up . ’
5 Mowed down the first time she left her new baby son
6 He turned down the first street he came to , turned left , right , left again , he walked down a hill , along an alley , through a deserted square , but still he could n't find one anywhere .
7 I walked down the first fairway in a relaxed and peaceful mood , despite my early departure from my bed .
8 They walked down the first flight of stairs in silence .
9 Note down the first thoughts that come into your head and follow where they lead ; but do try to answer all the questions .
10 They had slipped down the First Division , losing five consecutive League matches .
11 I also tracked down the first lieutenant of the submarine and one of the two soldiers carried on board and they confirmed the killings .
12 When Razor went down the first time I was shouting and jumping up and down , ’ she said .
13 This regime , however , did not always guarantee a satisfactory result , as in the case of the tower he added to Wroxton church , Oxfordshire ( 1747–8 ) , the top stage of which rapidly collapsed — as Walpole pointedly reported : ‘ Mr Miller … unluckily once in his life happened to think rather of beauty than of the water-tables , and so it fell down the first winter ’ — but that does not seem to have affected his popularity .
14 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 .
15 But what was the nature of the opposition , in particular from the Municipal Alliance , which had in 1900 brought down the first labour council in West Ham ?
16 Crosby is determined to buy this week to halt the Roker slide down the First Division table .
17 He ran down the first alleyway he came to , across the next street , over gardens and waste ground , and finally slowed to a stop , listening to the still night .
18 She ran down the first flight of stairs , and then turned and dragged herself back to the flat .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 She dived down the first alleyway , until she came to the window beside the white door with the red strip on the step .
22 Lisa dived in hungrily , spreading butter and honey on a croissant , and reflecting as she washed down the first bite with coffee that it was even more delicious than it looked .
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