Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] down at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During one period 84 X 9 cwt. cartloads were brought down at 1/8 the ton … 37 tons 16 cwt. came to £3 : 3s . |
| 2 | He still retained property in Dudley , being the largest payer of poor rates there in 1649 ; apart from houses in the town , his land at Netherton Hall nearby was set down at 195¾ acres . |
| 3 | One recent week was spent down at one of the two training colleges the union owns Cudham Hall at Seven Oaks in Kent . |
| 4 | A special spinners ' mat was laid down at pre-tour net sessions at Lilleshall in an effort to prepare England 's batsmen for what they could expect to face on dusty Indian pitches . |
| 5 | This precipitated out the dextran which was spun down at 3500 rpm at 4°C for 10 minutes . |
| 6 | Gooch , though , England 's loyal and reliable banker , went for his second modest score of the match , a choker of a dismissal in that he was held down at second slip at 3.43pm , three minutes into interval time . |