Example sentences of "[vb pp] down at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In the classical theory of general relativity one can not predict how the universe would have begun because all the known laws of science would have broken down at the big bang singularity .
2 True to his word , Tom Warner had located an immense 8-wheeled transcontinental locomotive , not yet cooled down at the divisional changing point , assembled a crew of engineer and fireman , loaded the engine with coal and water , and attached the engine to the Divisional Superintendent 's own private railway coach .
3 Chris , Marius and the Swiss who had come from Lille were here ; Alex had been turned down at the last moment on a medical detail .
4 Each line of script represents one second of running time and the words are written down at the normal speaking rate of three per second .
5 It was just I , I went down they played Liverpool in the cup about that era , and the , the wall was pushed down at the Street end but erm the people just spilled on the pitch and I do n't think anyone was really hurt , this happened when they played er Liverpool in the cup a couple of years ago the wall was pushed down at the other end on that occasion , but er there was just one , one person hurt but there was n't anybody very seriously injured as I understand
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