Example sentences of "[noun sg] down [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An experienced headhunter could narrow the field down to short-list stage much more quickly and cost-effectively , Tagg argued . |
| 2 | Turn the shells upside down on kitchen paper to drain any juice while preparing the dip . |
| 3 | Evan points to a hoist that 's slowly lowering the band 's gear down to ground level : ‘ When we played here last year , we were riding up and down in that thing . |
| 4 | The orders came from Command right down to squadron level ; the preparations started about mid-morning as soon as this vast sheet of paper from the teleprinter indicating every facet of the job ahead arrived . |
| 5 | I think from time to time , little bits of the Government do work reasonably well , and do respond reasonably well to county council and local authority initiatives , and although I could n't pretend that a hundred and , that twenty- five thousand pounds is going to solve the unemployment problem in Wiltshire , nor indeed solve the problem being created by the run- down of defence industry , nevertheless , I think credit should be given where credit 's due . |
| 6 | At this time of year , mid-Autumn , the snow has usually not arrived in Tromsø and it is possible for you to have the hills to yourself in Tromsdalen or , better , in Lyngen , but this year there was already a metre of the stuff down at sea level . |
| 7 | Gerwyn explains , ‘ You take a block of woodland , and leaving the occasional tree known as a standard , traditionally used for building timber , you cut the rest down to ground level and remove all the waste timber completely . |
| 8 | Force chin down onto chest Force shoulders forward |
| 9 | Publishers and film-makers are already beating his door down for blockbuster number two . |
| 10 | Take the kite down to ground level and at either side , it will again reach a point where the aerodynamic forces are balanced , and it hovers nose into wind , the spine horizontal and cross-spars vertical . |
| 11 | The compression of the state pension down to income support levels has gone so far that it has superseded the income support level , so that every pensioner , as of right , should be on income support . |
| 12 | Reduce power enough to ensure a rate of descent which will bring the model down to ground level just in front of you . |
| 13 | Only three of the housing departments that provided information were able to state how many households on their waiting or transfer list required wheelchair or mobility adapted housing , and only two of these were able to break this information down by bedroom size . |
| 14 | After twenty minutes or so , turn the oven down to gas mark 4 , 180°C/325°F and roast for a further twenty minutes per pound . |
| 15 | It was the last of several stops on the way down from Dún Laoghaire . |
| 16 | He runs the Groaning Platter tavern down by Brass Bridge . |
| 17 | As has been said , they resemble the ancient English down to minute detail — with the admitted partial exception of their devotion to horses . |
| 18 | Follow for ¾ mile to cairn and viewpoint ( b ) , at which take path on left down to car park . |
| 19 | we booked The Crunchy Frog which was a hippy commune/warehouse/community centre by the Thames in Rotherhithe down in South East London , but we could n't be bothered to go . |
| 20 | The slope down to Rock Creek began to steepen and the shops thinned out as they moved away from the centre . |