Example sentences of "[noun sg] upside down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every morning he runs along the deck upside down on his hands . |
| 2 | Nominated for two BAFTA Awards , WIDOWS was a critical and popular success turning assumptions about professional crime upside down from a woman 's point of view ( the widows ) . |
| 3 | ‘ After getting out of the cab , I looked round and saw what looked like a car upside down on fire . |
| 4 | All they could do now was to turn Moat Hall upside down in the forlorn hope something remained in the near-derelict place to hint at its erstwhile owner 's present refuge . |
| 5 | There are a number of accessories for the sander , including a sanding frame to allow even sanding of large areas , and a frame to hold the tool upside down for stationary use . |
| 6 | If a Burton man turned his empty beer-pot upside down on the table they knew there was going to be trouble . |
| 7 | Dust your working surface with icing sugar or cornflour to prevent sticking and place the cake upside down on the surface . |
| 8 | He was trying to read the newspaper upside down without much success . |
| 9 | turned our day upside down for a lark . |
| 10 | Hold a baby or small toddler upside down by the feet ; an older child can rest face down across your thigh . |
| 11 | 9 Place a flowerpot upside down on the soil . |
| 12 | He was n't going to come charging back , forcing her to remember things she had worked long and hard to forget , turning her entire world upside down for a second time . |
| 13 | A witness in the Akers Way trial has told how he saw a car flip over and land upside down in a hedge in the crash in which five young people were killed . |
| 14 | Battling Nottingham turned the table upside down with a priceless 18–9 win against Northampton that could keep them in division one and deny their visitors the championship . |
| 15 | I do n't know about the Stanley No. 45 , but I just put my Record Multi-plane upside down in the vice and pass the wood over the ‘ sharp end ’ . |
| 16 | You 've got to put the basin upside down in the middle of the tin or the ducklings 'll fall in and drown . ’ |
| 17 | You did n't put the basin upside down in the water . ’ |