Example sentences of "[verb] down in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sit down in the armchair and eat my cereal . |
| 2 | ‘ Come and sit down in the bar , ’ says Mrs Bixman . |
| 3 | Judy , an elegant woman in her early 40s with a peaceful demeanour , bids us sit down in the verandah . |
| 4 | When you sit down in the examination room with the usual small table in front of you , the situation should be familiar and comfortable from the long practice you have carried out . |
| 5 | Sit down in the corner nice breakfast . |
| 6 | He invited Patrick to sit down in the hall and took him in detail through events from the moment the car had stopped in front of the house . |
| 7 | ‘ What sort of accommodation have you got in Harwich ? ’ she asked , as we went off to sit down in the lounge . |
| 8 | I hate having to sit down in the toilet all the time . |
| 9 | And do n't get so drunk that you ca n't stand up and have to sit down in the middle or , worse still , can not speak at all . |
| 10 | He put the journal on Alexandra 's lap and went to sit down in the chair beside hers . |
| 11 | ‘ I had expected you before this , Mr Beckenham , ’ said the lawyer with a twinkle , setting a chair for his client to sit down in the drawing-room of the small house that served also for his office . |
| 12 | Three weeks later , on the day I became Prime Minister , my first impulse was to sit down in the study which had been Harold 's and write him a letter of appreciation and grateful thanks . |
| 13 | Well they got down in the grass you see . |
| 14 | ‘ And we all converge down in the meadow where the skirmishing will take place . |
| 15 | Back down in the valley waited Frau Von Diesel , raven-haired , exotic wife of the inn-keeper . |
| 16 | Many parents and teachers back down in the face of a massive tantrum . |
| 17 | However , despite the teacher 's independent authority to discipline pupils , the test laid down in the case of R v Rahman by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Lane for the limits to a parent 's right to detain his/her child probably offers a guide to teachers . |
| 18 | Notwithstanding the fact that Dirks was found not guilty , the tests laid down in the case are of great significance : a tipper 's liability is contingent upon the purpose of his action ; while a tippee 's liability is limited to those situations where he knows or ought reasonably to know of the insider 's breach of duty . |
| 19 | The Supreme Court , overturning a ruling by the High Court on March 16 , 1989 , ruled that such offences constituted political offences under Section 50 of the Extradition Act 1965 , and that the principles laid down in the case of Finucane also applied in Carron 's case . |
| 20 | They are all linked with parts of educational activity which fall within a typical institutional plan and are now largely covered in the requirements for the publication of comparative information laid down in the Education ( Schools ) Act 1992 . |
| 21 | A good example is the Civil Aviation Authority determining entitlement to an air transport licence in accordance with the general objectives laid down in the legislation . |
| 22 | The assessor will observe the trainee performing a unit of competence in the work environment , ask any relevant questions and then decided whether the candidate is competent by judging the performance against the recognised criteria laid down in the NVQ standards . |
| 23 | He recognized in Hitler certain ‘ gifts ’ that could be further developed and used to project Germany with powerful force towards the ideal of the ‘ Superman ’ laid down in the philosophy of Nietzsche , and to re-vitalize the ancient Aryan heritage . |
| 24 | She felt he was looking at her professionally now : a woman who had only had two cups of coffee for breakfast , who had not gone shopping or taken herself out to lunch as she had planned , who , in the old days , never seemed to waste a minute , who never laid down in the middle of the day and yet was now stretched out on the bed , inert , apathetic , openly admitting that she had n't realised the time . |
| 25 | An acceding State must satisfy any conditions laid down in the treaty , including the formalities for accession . |
| 26 | Indeed , Lord Plowden ( who was at the time a civil servant engaged in economic planning and subsequently the chairman of a public corporation ) has recently suggested that the blueprint laid down in the Act was arguably too detailed , and that questions such as the division of powers between the centre and Area Boards could rationally be placed within the purview of nationalised industry management rather than of Parliament . |
| 27 | The Commission maintained that the nationality requirements laid down in the Act of 1988 were contrary to the general prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality set out in article 7 of the E.E.C . |
| 28 | No provision of Community law could justify the residence requirements laid down in the Act of 1988 . |
| 29 | Having referred to the apparently absolute rule , the tribunal concluded : ‘ Nevertheless our duty is to apply the tests laid down in the Act in Section 24 ( 6 ) and to take the Code of Practice into account . |
| 30 | The surveyor who is appointed as supervising officer may not need a detailed knowledge of the law surrounding building contracts but should certainly have a full working knowledge of the procedures laid down in the contract . |