Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] down [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mention the word ‘ raft ’ and , as per the above dictionary definition , people always o£conjure up visions of crude floating bundles of logs bound together with rope or , if they are canoeists , the vision of large inflatables careering down Canadian whitewater , etc . |
| 2 | Brain dysfunction - due to uncontrolled electrical discharges as in epilepsy or due to the effects of drugs or toxins damping down electrical activity — will lead to disturbance or loss of consciousness . |
| 3 | Squeeze your fist … study the feelings of tension this creates … learn what it is like now to have this experience of tension in the fist … [ after approximately five seconds ] … and now relax … let go of all the tension just allow your fingers to fall with gravity … you may experience a slight tingling effect as the muscles relax … feel the fingers and hand becoming heavier and heavier … feeling as though someone has just placed a glove made of lead on your hand … causing the whole hand to feel heavy , heavy as lead … the muscles sinking down dead weight hanging on the bones of the hand … |
| 4 | I do n't want things stuffing down that hole . |
| 5 | the average lifetime of such civilizations Reading down this list , we find that we have less and less possibility of being able to produce adequate figures to slot into the equation . |
| 6 | Since 1985 the German Drinking Water Ordinance has specified ‘ protection zones ’ of 100–500 metres around bore-holes , and the UK Nitrate Coordination Group noted in 1986 that the Germans were giving ‘ consideration … to stricter catchment area regulations laying down maximum nitrate fertiliser application rates , banning its use at certain times of the year and requiring changes in the land use ’ . |
| 7 | Unless you have women 's bodies floating down this part of the river all the time . ’ |
| 8 | Said oh that 's alright , we 've got some friends coming down this weekend , we 'll come in for a bar snack . |
| 9 | ‘ The field was illuminated by lights fixed to five standards running down one side behind the spectators . |
| 10 | Although the issue may not be of great interest in urban areas , it is important in rural areas , and I wonder whether the Bill will tackle the problem of road widths and the width of vehicles travelling down narrow country lanes . |
| 11 | In the quiet of night I lie in bed and hear the rattle of stones tumbling down this cliff , as , far below , the North American tectonic plate strains against the Gorda plate to its north and the Pacific plate to its west . |