Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silverpoint can be resharpened on a metal file so that as the silver is worn down the point can be redefined easily . |
| 2 | The holes for the cold feeds must be at least 30mm above the base of the cistern to prevent any dirt or debris in the bottom of the cistern being taken down the pipes . |
| 3 | Because it , it 's , it 's not particularly going to grab me because I 'm going to look at it and I 'm going to I 'm going to look down to see what it 's asking me do and certainly a busy news editor is looking down the line to see , and the first thing he 'll actually do is , is just have a , a very fast glance at it , find out what it 's about , and just make sure there 's someone who can be phoned , and what the news editor will do is actually throw it out into a pile of other handouts and there 's usually a journalist who 's , who 's who 's won first prize and their task for the day is to do all the handouts , and all you want to be sure of is that someone can make a phone call and the news editor wo n't , wo n't bother with any with any superfluous detail , all he 'd want to know is that somebody can be contacted , we 'll find out about it later . |
| 4 | The skill is running down the beach with all your equipment often in a stiff breeze . |
| 5 | And tobacco ash was spilt down the front of his evening shirt . |
| 6 | Small stones , sticking to the rim , became dislodged and at one point were tumbling down the curve as quickly as the wheel was rising , giving the appearance of effervescence . |
| 7 | Luton Town is slipping down the table however ; they lost at Coventry in mid-week and went down one nil at home to Norwich this afternoon , Sherwood on target for the Canaries . |
| 8 | Now scientists working at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford believe they 've made a significant discovery in how asthma is passed down the family tree . |
| 9 | In serious cases the aim is to shut down the system safely . |
| 10 | Their aim is to keep down the price of meal ! ’ |
| 11 | Counsel 's aim is to break down the alibi by asking unexpected questions and so getting contradictory answers from the two defendants . |
| 12 | The process is repeated down the entire column of figures . |
| 13 | Celia 's immediate reaction was to turn down the offer . |
| 14 | Condensation was streaming down the windowpanes , so he wiped one dry with his shirt-cuff to gain a sight of the day . |
| 15 | This type of shift was slit down the back for ease of application and secured with back-tie draw-strings at the neck and waist ; such items were , it is assumed , readily available from the undertaker . |
| 16 | As the forest was cut down the elephants , over 100 of them , retreated into a small corner of forest that was left standing along the Suleh river . |
| 17 | I was getting ratty and the rain was going down the back of my neck . |
| 18 | The rain was running down the glass in tiny sparkling rivulets . |
| 19 | All we was doing was watering down the beauty and appeal of our church . |
| 20 | She was jerked out of her daydream by a shout from the bosun : the crew were sluicing down the deck , and she was in danger of getting her feet wet . |
| 21 | His feet are wide apart , legs straight , and his head is looking down the pitch over the left shoulder . |
| 22 | Er it sounds as though it might well be stuck in your sinuses here and this stuff 's running down the back |
| 23 | It is generally done in a vertical packed bed reactor , in which water is passed down the column , with air passing up the column . |
| 24 | Throughswing By now the ball is flying down the fairway must as you imagined it would . |
| 25 | Aughfad is slipping down the weights but he showed a bit more sparkle at Newmarket last time and can underline his liking for this very sharp track in the Citroen Xantia Sprint Handicap . |
| 26 | Toby had a pencil with a blue one on the end it its scaly tail curled around the pencil and the head was spiked down the neck could be used as a rubber . |
| 27 | A drain had overflowed at the end of the road and water was running down the tarmac . |
| 28 | The windows which had been nailed up as an anti-escape measure were thick with steam , and water was pouring down the panes . |
| 29 | It was twilight and a brilliant new moon was gliding down the bright end of the sky , followed by a cascade of stars . |
| 30 | Sewage was dumped down the shaft too and no , it was not an environmentaly friendly thing to do . |