Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] down through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are very willing to accept that those parts of the judges ' visitorial jurisdiction which were not incident to the administration of justice in the courts passed down through the routes suggested by Sir William and Professor Baker , but in the context of the present case , where the court has for the first time to inquire into the particular function which is being performed , we are not satisfied that the whole of the visitorial jurisdiction passed by this route . |
| 2 | The woman dropped the credits where he could n't catch them ; the thin plastic chips feathered down through the air and Mijnheer scrabbled after them , his dignity in shreds . |
| 3 | The combination of clear , fragrant Alpine air , pedigree herds of cows , fresh milk and cheese-making skills handed down through the generations give the cheese its true taste and character . |
| 4 | White doves fluttered down through the doorway and children swarmed in and out . |
| 5 | Sticks against the dashboards , diving , brakes on , down , down , down … the more reckless pilots dived down through the barrage , but those with more vivid imaginations pulled out of their dives several hundred feet above the shellbursts . |
| 6 | Secondly , the feelings about parental figures are strong ; this is an emotionally highly charged area to work in , where each person 's experience will be unique ; family rules and prohibitions handed down through the generations hold sway . |
| 7 | I know the Counsellors restrict your access to books , but there must be legends , stories handed down through the years . |
| 8 | Their views trickled down through the student nurses ' years and were apt to be accepted as gospel , since that saved the students the bother of forming opinions for themselves , and also it was not often a student in her first couple of years , if not longer , had the opportunity to form any opinion on our men . |
| 9 | Xu 's generation is now categorised as ‘ middle-age ’ — chefs who have gained their qualification through professional training which enhances areas of traditional standards and techniques passed down through the generations . |