Example sentences of "[v-ing] down the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the introduction of the laser more operations have been performed bringing down the surgery waiting list . ’ |
| 2 | In the form in which the proposals on community service appeared in the Bill they owed something also to the Government 's hope that the new measure would be seen as a credible alternative to custodial sentences , thus contributing towards the aim of bringing down the prison population . |
| 3 | Islip was sent off after bringing down the goalkeeper Iremonger ( they were ‘ probably two of the most hot-headed players in the League , ’ said the Examiner ) , then Mint of Notts County was also sent off for attacking Smith . |
| 4 | Sure enough , the battered little red Mini was speeding down the service road , following the same route the ambulance had taken . |
| 5 | Last night a Vauxhall Astra careered up and down outside crashing down the garden fence . |
| 6 | Uncle Albert was struggling down the garden path carrying a heavy shopping bag . |
| 7 | Jack saw the ambulance tearing down the factory service road , siren screaming , lights blazing . |
| 8 | I , I erm , I was off the west co er on a holiday to the west coast of Ireland and we erm we 're driving down the west coast and there was like some rocks and everything about , so we stopped and , you know , I looked by a rock pools or something , and there 's this and the rock pool is like mini-swimming baths , they were , you know , probably |
| 9 | They were taking their leave when they saw Rose walking down the field path . |
| 10 | A month later , they began stripping down the provision cart to use for a pageant . |
| 11 | I thought of smashing down the door but the idea seemed ridiculous — knocking down the bedroom door of your own mother . |
| 12 | Twice , when Meredith ordered ‘ Two steps stage left ’ and Geoffrey moved to the right , Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘ Left , left , ducky ’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place . |
| 13 | The judge was midway round the circle , looking down the scratch line , a grey-haired man in a torn suit jacket and a homburg . |
| 14 | A couple more members of the gang came scrambling down the companionway ladder . |
| 15 | If firms believe devaluation is likely in the near future , they typically defer investment until after the event , to avoid writing down the asset value . |
| 16 | This change results in a wave of electrical activity passing down the nerve cell membrane — a wave called an action potential that in a few milliseconds passes from the cell body along the axon to the synapse . |
| 17 | It was coming towards her , scuttling down the air line . |
| 18 | The end of the Worlds , you know how cold it was there , and we were all going down the finish tunnel you just , all of the blokes you just thought |
| 19 | Lambert realized that far below the barrage was still pounding away ; that the observers reports were still going down the telephone wire , correcting ranges and bearings , selecting new targets from the shop window of the British Front . |
| 20 | Going down the cinder path to the screen in the dark , with our one feeble torch , was always horrendous because of the rats scuttling across the path . |
| 21 | So you 're going down the south coast , it 's lovely Guildford 's alright , where they , they 're fucking stuck up bitches ! |
| 22 | She turned away , shutting her eyes to adjust them to the darkness , and then with no further hesitation she was going down the rope hand over hand , her feet and knees checking at each knot . |
| 23 | Away he goes again with those huge boots of his , steaming in now to , that 's pitched up , raps him on the pad , ball go , going down the leg side . |
| 24 | And do n't forget we 're going down the fracture clinic Alison ! |
| 25 | And as as I say they had to put all the mens name in the hat and pick them out and put up a roster and they had their turn of going down the bread week by week . |
| 26 | Blows your excuse for going down the job centre . |
| 27 | We 're going down the north-west staircase and past the garderobe passage . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I came to see you , ’ I said , turning down the farm track to the camp . |
| 29 | Parore had been heading down the leg side — too far , ex-Central Districts keeper Jack Vernon assured me later — and had to change direction . |
| 30 | Likewise , control clicking ( holding down the CTRL key while you click ) allows you to select multiple items for processing and shift clicking highlights everything from the last highlighted item to the one your pointer is over as you shift click . |