Example sentences of "[verb] down a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's like tumbling down a whole to your earholes from the start is n't it ? |
| 2 | One of the counters had fallen down a snake to the bottom of the pit . |
| 3 | Mickey 's invited us to a party at his house , and no one turns down an invite to Mickey 's ! |
| 4 | Meanwhile , as Ladbrokes shortened Nashwan 's odds for next Sunday 's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from 2-1 to 7-4 with a run , French Glory came down a point to 7-1 amid rumours that Pat Eddery would switch to him from Khalid Abdullah 's other probable runner , Assatis . |
| 5 | As expected , GOSLING CELTIC 's £10,000-rated captain , STEWART TRUCKLE , has turned down a move to Third Division ATHLETICO WHADDON . |
| 6 | GALA have turned down an invitation to Currie rugby sevens on Sunday , April 4 — anticipating that they will be involved in a title decider with Melrose three days later . |
| 7 | You drove down a slope to a depth of 50 or more feet , and found yourself in a spacious area which was brightly lit . |
| 8 | They withdrew down a gulley to the beach under fire that intensified as they remained below the cliffs , a sea mist shrouding their signals to the landing craft . |
| 9 | Gavin Peacock turned down a move to Ayresome Park to stay on Tyneside and Keegan , having pipped Lawrence for Charlton winger Robert Lee , is close to landing Hignett — who has also attracted West Ham and Manchester City . |
| 10 | Fox turned down a move to Hull at the weekend but Northern had to match the Humbersiders ' £140,000 offer before clinching the deal . |
| 11 | DARLINGTON defender Mark Sunley yesterday revealed the reason why he turned down a move to Motherwell . |
| 12 | Then , after about three months , I had got it all out of my system I suppose , and I actually turned down an invitation to a party in favour of staying in and washing some clothes ! |
| 13 | And tonight we lead the world in facing down a threat to decency and humanity . |
| 14 | Although in fact they accepted all three Beveridge ‘ assumptions ’ on behalf of the coalition government , the impression they gave was one of hesitancy and caution ; and the result was that the Parliamentary Labour Party , for the one and only time during the coalition years , decided to put down an amendment to the government motion and thus divide the House . |
| 15 | We went down a passageway to a small panelled hall . |
| 16 | On the left the slope broke off and fell down a cliff to the river . " |
| 17 | The 16th-century ruins of Knock Castle , 2 miles away , have a murky past — all the sons of the Laird were murdered by a neighbouring Forbes of Strath girnock ; when the Laird was informed he was so overcome by grief that he fell down a staircase to his death . |
| 18 | The French prime minister has just thrown down a gauntlet to America on agricultural trade : he wants to rewrite the deal recently struck by America and the EC on farm exports ( see page 92 ) . |
| 19 | That did not prevent her from being thrown down a mineshaft to her death in 1918 . |
| 20 | Because there is so little drag on crossing two stitches every four rows this is one time when you will not need to take down a stitch to either side of the cable . |
| 21 | In taking refuge with a submerged class , which by its toil serviced the spotlessly clean houses of Dutch society , he was laying down a challenge to his privileged friends and relatives . |
| 22 | For one mad moment he thought of climbing out of the seat and sliding down a girder to safety : ‘ No , you berk , they only do that in films ! ’ |
| 23 | As Daleks and Mechonoids fight a mutual battle of annihilation , the humans escape down a rope to the jungle below , apparently losing Steven Taylor in the hasty retreat . |