Example sentences of "[verb] down the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will then organise conference at which present problems can be cleared and principles laid down The next day , 22 May , AFHQ replied to Eighth Army [ KP 22 ] ] : " Policy discussions on questions indicated your U 128 now being considered this HQ . |
| 2 | No , you know you know as you 're going down the corridor before you get to the doors to go down the next set of stairs , I mean in O S D , the last one is er for the P C that does all the man er you know all the duties and things like that , and in his office there 's a great big board with all the vehicles on , and the key 's hung up at the end and who 's got 'em out , and the bottom one is that green van , because he went up and picked 'em up , when I was there . |
| 3 | If applying two coats , lightly rub down the first coat when it is dry to form a good key for the second coat . |
| 4 | This is a tricky exercise , but easier if you keep your glove at arm level , shield the bird from the wind with your body , and do n't try to jump down the last foot or two , and so jar the bird . |
| 5 | He appeared in July ‘ 85 , ambling down the 18th fairway at Royal St George 's . |
| 6 | By trimming down the first act , they kept the pace going , and the second act benefited . |
| 7 | Photo : Suttons Looking down the 15th hole in the early 1970's . |
| 8 | The emergence of such standards , and the ability to re-use programs written in conventional languages , should bring down the last barriers to wide acceptance of parallel computing . |
| 9 | Stephen had turned down the first set of plans out of hand . |
| 10 | ‘ I mean , to have a German plane shot down the first time we went up . ’ |
| 11 | As I strolled down the next fairway and skirted a mass of heather which cut into the fairway on the angle of the dogleg , I wondered how my boss , Jack Mason , would fare in the tournament . |
| 12 | Going down the second fairway he told me he 'd lost his yardage book and asked me what I thought his second shot was . |
| 13 | He fell twice , going down the second time across a litter of boxes , and losing the gun . |
| 14 | Mowed down the first time she left her new baby son |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ Is that why you turned down the fifth series ? ’ |
| 17 | Nicandra pounded down the second flight of the back staircase leading to the ground floor — here one imposing door marked the entrance to the hall , another was the service door into the dining room . |
| 18 | And though the visit could have given him an opportunity to kill his father , and then drive down the next day to discover the body , that was the one crime which every logical motive screamed against . |
| 19 | I can remember him saying , as we walked down the second fairway , ‘ Willie , if I can win these people ( the gallery ? over from Jack [ Nicklaus ] so that they want me to win , I 'll win for them . ’ |
| 20 | I walked down the first fairway in a relaxed and peaceful mood , despite my early departure from my bed . |
| 21 | They walked down the first flight of stairs in silence . |
| 22 | Note down the first thoughts that come into your head and follow where they lead ; but do try to answer all the questions . |
| 23 | Tony Milton and his assistant , thank goodness , were coming down the ninth fairway on an electric buggy . |
| 24 | They had slipped down the First Division , losing five consecutive League matches . |
| 25 | ‘ Thank God , ’ he muttered , as he started to scramble down the last foot or two to seize the halter shank that dangled so near , and yet just out of his reach . |
| 26 | I also tracked down the first lieutenant of the submarine and one of the two soldiers carried on board and they confirmed the killings . |
| 27 | We have even seen lecturers complete their lectures and leave the room while the students have had to sit for another few minutes taking down the last load from the blackboard ! |
| 28 | When Razor went down the first time I was shouting and jumping up and down , ’ she said . |
| 29 | She said well it 's too late now , the the clear one 's full so we just anyway , went I went down the next day there 's a new one or , next time , there 's a new one down there so they , they must obviously think , well put them all in together . |
| 30 | I sang down the Bottom Club , so when I went down the next week the manager said I 've just been waiting for you , I 've been waiting for you to come in he said so he said , look the group ca n't come he said , will you sing ? |