Example sentences of "[verb] down [art] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is also the adjective so-called , which in a comparably explicit way calls into question the relation between an entity and the description or properties which might be supposed to belong to it : ( 42 ) it is the so-called liberals who have closed down the press The author of this sentence is not casting doubt on the existence of the people he is writing about , nor on the existence of such properties as may be characterized by the word liberals ( nor for that matter the existence of people who might be so described ) but only on the validity of the relationship between the description " liberals " and the people who are acting as censors in the situation portrayed by this particular sentence . |
| 2 | On the 18th tee we hit the same 3-wood , and as we walked down the fairway the crowds were massed around the last green ; the noise was unbelievable . |
| 3 | The Second Period was the time during which was laid down the evidence the nature of which has been revealed by men such as Charles Darwin and others , who gave to the world an understanding of the way in which evolution has operated through thousands of millions of years . |
| 4 | When they broke down the door the remains of her body were found scattered over the floor . |
| 5 | As the parse progresses down the input the incorrect hypotheses should fail ; thereby reducing the search space to be explored . |
| 6 | Within seconds of hurtling down the runway the great plane was airborne . |
| 7 | Write down the claims the manufacturers make about their products . |
| 8 | Since the objectives themselves are unreal and unclear , and since there are so many people at every level , multiple messages come down the line the whole time . |
| 9 | The punt tipped over and started to clatter down the rollers the other side . |
| 10 | As it slid down the avenue the old crow , which had risen and was circling warily , dropped down again to its crust . |