Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] down [prep] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And the reason for those is the iron in the blood is being oxidized by various substances in the body , it 's being broken down into a form in which the body can reabsorb that iron , and during the process you go through all these colour changes because of the different forms of iron oxide being produced . |
| 2 | Are these distinctions being broken down under the impact of wider social changes ? |
| 3 | Raw muck and slurry can burn young plants and even slow down plant growth whilst it is being broken down in the soil . |
| 4 | tha that 's because the iron is er being broken down in the body . |
| 5 | People are always being Healed down at the church . |
| 6 | Tragically , these trees are being torn down from the rapidly diminishing rainforests — and are not being replanted . |
| 7 | Father-of-three Gordon Corps , 62 , collapsed at 11,500ft on a mountain and died as he was being carried down to a base camp . |
| 8 | The risk of disease being carried down into the soil could be extremely serious . |
| 9 | Clive expressed his distrust and fear of being let down by a very detached attitude in all his relationships . |
| 10 | Being let down by the program that£s supposed to save your bacon is a disturbing experience — an expensive way to be reminded that you should never again rely on just one back-up . |
| 11 | This meal of horse might be compared to the draught of air that a drowning man who has fought his way to the surface manages to inhale before being whirled down into the depths again . |
| 12 | Sir Alexander Seton was not in the least upset about being transferred down to the town . |
| 13 | It is believed that the whole of Homer may have been passed on by oral tradition for several generations before being written down in the ninth century BC . |
| 14 | After being shot down during the Battle of Britain , Stienhilper became a PoW and after a short period in a British camp was transferred to Canada . |
| 15 | IRAQ threatened yesterday to send fighters to patrol its border with Iran , but British and American officials said that would violate the terms of the Gulf war ceasefire and put the aircraft at risk of being shot down by the allies . |
| 16 | Welcome back:An RAF war hero is about to return to Belgium to commemorate his escape from the Nazis after being shot down in a bomber . |
| 17 | Welcome back:An RAF war hero is about to return to Belgium to commemorate his escape from the Nazis after being shot down in a bomber . |
| 18 | Harry Moyle himself was rescued after being shot down in the sea ( by Spitfires , in fact ) and was rescued by a fishing boat from North Berwick . |
| 19 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |
| 20 | And despite selling striker Teddy Sheringham to Tottenham last week for £2.1m , Forest are still busy searching the market for a replacement after being turned down in a £1.5m move for Arsenal 's Alan Smith . |
| 21 | So in a sense community charge was being watered down as a factor by the state taking over payment in a sense . |
| 22 | The Basel Convention on the transfer of toxic waste , whose primary purpose was to prevent uncontrolled dumping of toxic waste in third world countries , came into force in early May , against a background of warnings that it lacks sufficient political support , and is in danger of being watered down by a series of exemptions . |
| 23 | Given the robust level of reserves that the board has enjoyed , and given that about £6.5 million of the reserves is being drawn down by the board to ensure a continuous and constant level of training , I should have thought that the board was exhibiting a responsible approach . |
| 24 | Four Axminster Gripper looms have arrived at Brindley Road , from LDP 's factory at Warwick which is being closed down following the take over . |
| 25 | I had no idea what it was , but it certainly tasted good , all being washed down with a very good red wine . |
| 26 | After being talked down by a flying instructor last week , Mr Alan Anderson was said to be under sedation . |
| 27 | Are not those successful British companies sick and tired of being talked down by the doom-monger Labour party ? |
| 28 | Dr Mowlam , whose office is in the heart of Redcar 's bedsitland , said home-buyers were being dragged down into the morass . |
| 29 | In appropriately ‘ watery ’ metaphors , Mr Wallace spoke of the Government 's economic strategy in Scotland ‘ sinking beneath the waves , ’ and Mr Mullin expressed concern that ‘ Scotland is being dragged down by the sinking ship of the UK ’ . |
| 30 | Scotland is being dragged down by the sinking ship of the UK . ’ |