Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] down a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had no time to spare for embarrassment , due to shoes totally unsuitable for climbing down a cliff path . |
| 2 | Two huntsmen have been jailed for two months for knocking down a hunt saboteur with a four wheeled buggy . |
| 3 | Among them was Carmen Azzopardi , who had been racked with guilt after turning down a request from Bernadette to mind Farrah . |
| 4 | After turning down a Melody Maker request on these grounds , editor Allan Jones asked Morrissey for a convenient alternative . |
| 5 | PANAMA 'S military government yesterday stepped up its verbal assault against enemies at home and abroad after putting down a coup led by some of the country 's most senior officers . |
| 6 | The plaintiff 's husband was killed after falling down a staircase in the private part of the pub . |
| 7 | Police said 26-year-old Amanda Glazier from Wales , who is an experienced skier and keen walker , sprained both ankles after falling down a bank while hiking in the mountains north of Wellington . |
| 8 | Three skinheads were arrested after burning down a hostel in Immenstadt ( Bavaria ) on Oct. 13 , as a result of which two men were injured , and 19 people were charged in Dresden on Oct. 25 in connection with the attacks in Hoyerswerda on Sept. 17-23 [ see p. 38447 ] . |
| 9 | It 's definitely worth writing down a style-sheet for each design you create as this allows a you to maintain a much more consistent style across your various publications ; a house style in effect . |
| 10 | The rifle is capable of bringing down a helicopter , and has a killing range of more than a mile . |
| 11 | Under these conditions it is possible to reproduce the sight of going down a helter-skelter , and the audience feels it is falling , when in fact there is no movement at all . |
| 12 | Flanging , by nature , has the effect of thinning down a signal , especially if used on an extreme setting . |
| 13 | As more and more shops go out of business , shoppers should be wary of putting down a cash deposit . |
| 14 | From Greenland to Greenwich , he has wrapped his taste buds around millions of them , left by fireplaces with a glass of sherry as some small compensation for the non-union-regulated job of squeezing down a chimney in the dead of winter . |
| 15 | Flynn had overcome this shortage by holding a night school for his gangers , where he taught the simple precepts of laying down a line on the ground from a survey map . |
| 16 | Rigid-tined cultivators or ‘ grubbers ’ are very useful for breaking up consolidated or panned soil ( for instance , in the spring after a root crop ) , and can often replace the mould-board plough in the first stage of working down a tilth . |
| 17 | In R. v. Monopolies and Mergers Commission , ex parte Argyll Group plc Lord Donaldson MR said that courts must show ‘ a proper awareness of the needs of public administration ’ : a court should be wary of striking down a decision if it is clear that the same decision would have been made even if the decision-maker had not acted unlawfully ; or if doing so would unduly delay the conduct of government business ; or if members of the public are likely already to have relied on the challenged decision ; or if the court thinks that the applicant 's motivation in making the application was improper or vexatious or frivolous . |
| 18 | As already mentioned the legislation does not consider low pay as an acceptable reason for turning down a job . |
| 19 | On talking with her son Michael — ‘ Talking with Michael is like going down a water chute and finding yourself in the same swimming pool , very much at the deep end . ’ |
| 20 | Appropriate clothing may be determined by how much of the site is under cover , whether there is any walking between places , the nature of the building , or if there is any special experience , like going down a mine . |
| 21 | Then she has to stroke the horror away from me , like sluicing down a dog that 's come barking from a dirty river . |
| 22 | His head said not even his faithful border collie could survive a horror like falling down a manhole . |
| 23 | ‘ It was a horrible experience , ’ Tom recall , ‘ a bit like sliding down a snow slope on a tin tray with a plastic bag over your head — but worse ! ’ |
| 24 | It provides tools for breaking down a painting into the light , colour and space used by the painter . |
| 25 | There 's a dreadful finality about cutting down a tree . |
| 26 | A hunt employee jailed for two months for running down a saboteur has failed in his appeal against sentence . |
| 27 | Once these young people became achievers , both in keeping down a job for part of the week , and by acquiring skills relevant to the work , their self-esteem would be enhanced . |
| 28 | It was now evening and a light wind was blowing , so I lowered the sails before climbing down a rope and into the sea . |
| 29 | Hartlepool had no hesitation in turning down a bid from an unnamed Scottish Premier League club last week . |
| 30 | And tonight we lead the world in facing down a threat to decency and humanity . |