Example sentences of "[v-ing] down with [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Bamber explains , such high expectations of the work , and an unrealistic idealism surrounding ‘ caring ’ and the medical model of illness , ‘ come crashing down with the reality of work experience ’ . |
| 2 | From this angle , stepping down with the altar candles behind him , his high shoulder and the bulge behind it scarcely broke the symmetry of a body beautifully compact and admirably handled . |
| 3 | Marie , sick and trembling , overwhelmed with fear and guilt at her own actions , was already kneeling down with a dustpan and brush , sweeping up the broken glass from the tomato-sauce bottle that had been on the table . |
| 4 | Their weight is an advantage , as they almost level themselves , needing only the minimum of tapping down with the handle of a club hammer . |
| 5 | Five pirates were on their feet , and another man was lying down with a head wound . |
| 6 | Finch had picked up some Arabic and heard the interpreter translating the image into a metaphysical one about a camel ( whichever is a camel ) lying down with a camel ( whichever is a camel ) . |
| 7 | Conflict in nature would be resolved , with the lion lying down with the lamb . |
| 8 | This winsome description fits in with the descriptions of the messianic age in the book of Isaiah , with the wolf lying down with the lamb , the lion and the ox eating straw together , and the little child playing happily and fearlessly with them and even putting its little hand unhurt into the hole of the poisonous viper . |
| 9 | Whilst lying down with the baby beside you in line with your body . |
| 10 | I do n't know if I 'm going down with a cold or something . |
| 11 | Was he going down with an infection ? |
| 12 | I thought I would look up and see King Tut staring down with a hacksaw blade in his hand . ’ |
| 13 | " I hope you 're not coming down with a fever , dear , " said my mother . |
| 14 | The insolvency department has moved to Southampton based Lyon Pilcher , the Salisbury office is closing down with the loss of four jobs , and Gaynor Harris is back where she started with the Southampton practice ( to be known as Hook Harris ) which she has bought from the old partnership with Charles Bullworthy , with money borrowed from family and friends . |
| 15 | " Not , " Steven said , sitting forward and tapping the desk as Mr Starke sat back , slumping down with a sigh in his seat and shaking his head , smiling slightly , " because I wanted to , either . |
| 16 | It did take a few minutes to get used to the cutting action of steadying the saw on it shoe , starting the motor , then gradually starting the cut by pivoting down with the blade , but it was a knack soon acquired . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , whatever was that ? ’ she used to cry , sitting down with a thump on anything that was handy , whenever one of them exploded within hearing . |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't expect this treatment from my father 's oldest friend , ’ said Monks angrily , sitting down with a frown on his face . |
| 19 | Sitting down with a slip of graph paper and jotting down a few ideas will help , you make sense of your thoughts . |
| 20 | I 'm just sitting down with a drink and the news before dinner . |
| 21 | It 's really good for sitting down with a meal and just forgetting about work . |
| 22 | It was good to be sitting down with a family for dinner even though I did n't understand everything the Frenchman and his wife were talking about . |
| 23 | Then he saw Stefan , blue round the chin , sitting down with a plate of rolls and butter and a jug of milk . |
| 24 | ‘ What have you learned , Lili ? ’ asked my mother , at last sitting down with a cup of tea before her . |
| 25 | The next task is to cut the hide to a more manageable size , and I assumed that the straps would be cut out at this stage , so looked around for someone sitting down with a steel rule and a knife . |
| 26 | 1 Settling down with a book can be a chilly experience if there 's no blanket to snuggle beneath . |
| 27 | As it was , she pumped me about every move the Binkworthys had made since their arrival before settling down with a mug of Bovril and a packet of Salt ‘ n ’ Vinegar to watch American Football on the box . |