Example sentences of "[vb -s] down [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | London share prices closed slightly lower , recouping early losses which sent the FT-SE 100 Index of leading shares 31.7 points down on fears of recession . |
| 2 | At one stage the FTSE was more than 14 points down in reaction to predictions about Government borrowing . |
| 3 | Diplow Hall , with ‘ its fine elms and beeches , its lilied pond and grassy acres specked with deer ’ , is another idyll until the reader sits down with Grandcourt at his breakfast table . |
| 4 | They 're done because the old-fashioned way of doing a , putting something together is a paste-up job , you 've got all these stories filed about all sorts of things , and then some editorial chap or chapess sits down with sort of paste and scissors and cuts the things off , and they tend to cut things off the bottom to make it all fit until it feels about right . |
| 5 | When An Teallach passes from sight behind foothills , the road turns down to scenery of a very different character , to the beautiful trees and parklands of Dundonnell and vistas of sylvan charm . |
| 6 | Slightly irritated he thinks that there is something wrong with the lock and goes down to reception for assistance . |
| 7 | And the Midland actually goes down to sort of the top of erm Cambridgeshire , |
| 8 | I would be not in the least surprised if that Wallaby performance goes down in history as the best given in the one year that the law lasts — surely , even though players and referees will work their way round some of the problems , it will only last the year . |
| 9 | It took some time for all the records to be checked , but it 's now agreed that IBM Corp 's full year net loss for 1992 of $4,965m goes down in history as the largest corporate loss on record , taking the baton from General Motors Corp . |
| 10 | Sir Drefoldwyn drifts down from Llanfair with a train for Welshpool in Spring . |
| 11 | Fellow Cooperite Sir Brian Jenkins stands down as Mayor on 12 November . |
| 12 | Sir Peter , stands down at BP in spring next year . |
| 13 | Margaret looks down on people like me . |
| 14 | Light bores down through cracks in the roof settling on rubbish lying in musty shadows . |
| 15 | Forties-style crepe evening dresses down from £309 to £217 . |
| 16 | Red tartan maternity dresses down from £34.99 to £26.99 . |
| 17 | Washed silk button-through flared dresses down from £99.95 to £79.95 , corded lace dresses down from £99.95 to Pounds 49.97 . |
| 18 | Every sequence of film has a ‘ leader ’ strip which counts down in seconds from ten to the point where the action begins . |
| 19 | She squats down in front of me and puts her elbows on my knees . |
| 20 | He squats down in front of me , face level with mine : ‘ There is only one person who knows the answer to that , precious boy . |
| 21 | No um Michael Fraser Associates have now started a lobbying operation which is run for them by the former Chief Executive of the Tory Party in Scotland whose name I 've forgotten but he lives down at Tiningham in East Lothian ah , now if I could get him in if Fred does n't object and again if Fred did n't object and the other guy did n't object it might be worth getting a member of Parliament in |
| 22 | With their male love of machines , he and his friends ( especially rounded up for the occasion ) spent hours tinkering with it , heads down in worship under the bonnet . |
| 23 | Hard water is formed as rain water passes down through layers of limestone which contains calcium and magnesium minerals ; the more calcium and magnesium minerals absorbed , the harder the water becomes . |
| 24 | Mr Roberts said Manweb would seek to keep its own costs down in preparation for VAT . |
| 25 | A mile to the south-east of the summit another path leads down to Ennerdale along the side of Loft Beck . |
| 26 | Admission is free , sightseeing passers-by crossing the road to the entrance where a short path leads down amongst trees to a viewing platform . |
| 27 | An additional £3M breaks down into £1,000 for every committee . |
| 28 | DESPAIR A starving girl breaks down in tears as the search for food ends with an empty jar |
| 29 | The princess breaks down in tears during a visit to Merseyside . |
| 30 | He is unable to stick to stable relationships and finally he breaks down in front of his father and admits to disappointment with the life he has chosen . |