Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] down at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This core of lava may continue to flow for a long while , but when the supply of fresh lava slows down at source , there will not be enough coming through to fill the whole volume of the core , so an empty space will be left , and this will form a long tube or tunnel running along the centre of the flow , sometimes for many kilometres . |
| 2 | ‘ But if my washing machine breaks down at home , I do n't know what to do , I go to pieces , ’ she says . |
| 3 | Another suggestion is that it was a fulfilment of a prophecy such as ‘ I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight ’ ( Amos 8:9 ) . |
| 4 | Ace looked down at Petion , who had taken the blast meant for her , and the gaping hole in his chest . |
| 5 | Strikingly patterned , longer-legged than Snipe , with shorter bill turned down at tip . |
| 6 | When the heavily-treading man slowed down at number 42 , she could n't believe her luck . |
| 7 | ‘ Man falls down at stag party and breaks his cock . ’ |
| 8 | I continue to be surprised all those little panes of glass have n't been smashed in , but a metal door comes down at night and the neighbourhood is full of tourists anyway . |
| 9 | A few telephones had direct outside lines when the switchboard closed down at night . |