Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to specifying what the core should contain , the framework laid down the percentage of the timetable to be allocated to some subjects , for example , English and mathematics were each to be allocated ten per cent . |
| 2 | An attempt was made where possible to aspirate gastric juice using a Teflon catheter passed down the suction biopsy channel . |
| 3 | A horse came down the ramp in one bound , as if on wings , hit the concrete in a shower of sparks . |
| 4 | The Chinese echoed Western views that the USSR had ‘ in effect turned down the proposal of some Western countries for the neutralisation of Afghanistan ’ . |
| 5 | It was night , and as the wind gusted down the iron chimney pipe , a shower of metal flakes spattered on to the wooden floor . |
| 6 | As the carriage rolled down the driveway , Emily looked straight ahead , holding herself erect , determined not to give in to the tears that threatened to overflow . |
| 7 | One woman says she heard him scream as the Wheel rolled down the slope . ’ |
| 8 | The door opened and a shaft of light fell down the aisle . |
| 9 | Yellow and brown linoleum stretched down the hall to the kitchen . |
| 10 | The light crawled down the island and made the pillars of spray full of brightness … " ( p. 43 ) . |
| 11 | The blood ran down the inside of his arm , where the skin was pale , and collected in the palm of his hand as he held the wound out for Dad to look at . |
| 12 | The stewardess came down the aisle , a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration . |
| 13 | A groan of real sympathy came down the line . |
| 14 | All he 's worried about is getting wickets , and he 's , as I think I said yesterday he starts to feel a bit frustrated with his lax control , the ball flows all over the place and then somehow or other he 's got at the , the real quality batsmen in the opposition side , he 's got DaSilva out , might have been a slightly lucky dismissal caught down the leg side and he 's got him out and he 's done that in every match he 's played , he 's given away runs pretty rapidly , but he keeps getting vital wickets as well . |
| 15 | I watched in alarm as the rapidly rotating bundle crashed down the slope , jettisoning bits and pieces as it went . |
| 16 | Children in the congregation watched the diamonds slowly grow squarer , less elongated , as the sun moved down the sky . |
| 17 | The owner of the sandwich bar swabbed down the counter again and whistled an aria she recognised from La Traviata . |
| 18 | The warning follows a string of incidents including one in which a five years old child burned down the family home , killing his sister , after watching cartoon characters playing with fire . |
| 19 | Wheezes of laughter wafted down the telephone line . |
| 20 | ‘ We need management devolved down the line to encourage greater understanding of the markets we serve , backed up by strong national teamwork across the markets and product ranges . ’ |
| 21 | Wickes Developments wants to set up a 31,000 square foot superstore at Lustrum Avenue , Portrack , but the council turned down the plan saying it would take trade away from the town centre , and create traffic problems . |
| 22 | The Civic Society was naturally very pleased t that we the council turned down the application on the National Power site . |
| 23 | Sedgefield District Council 's development committee turned down the application by the Redfern family because there would be an inadequate access and it would change the character of the village . |
| 24 | Fourth division Halifax , having failed in a bid for winger Brian Mooney , made a move for striker Warren Hawke yesterday , but the 21-year-old turned down the offer . |
| 25 | The rusty taxi-cab clattered down the spine of the city and the driver told me what was wrong with Cuba , and we went past the silent skyscrapers , kosher pizzerias , glass-fronted banks , bagel factories , polish gymnasiums with belt-vibrators for rent , pharmacies selling love-potions and roach-killers , and all-night supermarkets where frail young men were buying canned rattlesnake . |
| 26 | Harley 's laugh bubbled down the line . |
| 27 | A dry laugh echoed down the wire from Buchanan Street . |
| 28 | A familiar laugh echoed down the line . |
| 29 | Deep snow-drifts and sheet ice slowed down the party 's progress , and beyond Bar-le-Duc it was reduced to an average of two miles an hour , on running into the chaotic rear of the Verdun army . |
| 30 | When the marriage broke down the husband asked the wife to leave the matrimonial home . |