Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adv] [verb] down " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Everything had to be thoroughly washed down , cleaned and returned to its former glory . |
| 2 | Rotas for house cleaning , loo disinfecting , washing up , cooker cleaning and decisions about kitty and shopping for basic shared commodities such as tea , coffee , loo paper , need to be clearly written down and displayed for all to see . |
| 3 | It 's not gone through the post and arrived battered , torn or creased ; and it 's not going to be just plumped down in piles on the floor . |
| 4 | No need to be constantly laying down her book in case Mrs Braithwaite should catch her reading and name her " studious ' again . |
| 5 | Future events were to prove just how right Stirling had been in making the latter observations and how his basic principles were to be constantly watered down by interference from outside bodies trying to get their hands on the SAS Regiment , which achieved its greatest successes when left to its own devices . |
| 6 | This means that rather than having to be deliberately cut down and low on features for fear of competing with its big brother , it can try its best . |
| 7 | She expected it to be still fluttering down . |
| 8 | I chose the empty train and after going through the washing machine , ended in the Wimbledon carriage sheds , to be ignominiously helped down onto the track by two lady cleaners . |
| 9 | Ahmad Granj was killed early in the battle and his demoralized army broke and fled , to be remorselessly hunted down by the vengeful Abyssinians . |
| 10 | ‘ There was no suggestion that someone with young kids could n't cope , and she did n't seem to be forever breathing down your neck . ’ |