Example sentences of "down [prep] the [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the middle ages Margaret had had a wonderful time ; women had understood then that it was not to other mothers that you turn in childbirth , it is to those women who have lived it , who have been down between the dragon 's teeth , have travelled the dragons ' pathways and have lurked in the dark and boiling belly of pain , have been chewed and digested and emerged . |
| 2 | Victims first know that they are marked down as the tiger 's next meal when those enormously powerful front feet hit them . |
| 3 | It is understood Tory Councillor Bill Woodhead will step down as the borough 's top civic dignitary after being charged with hitting his wife just hours after being elected . |
| 4 | On Feb. 21 Nakasone stepped down as the faction 's leader in favour of Michio Watanabe . |
| 5 | Last autumn Mr Alton threatened to stand down after the party 's Harrogate conference endorsed a strong pro-abortion line . |
| 6 | The low pre-tax figures reflect £43m extraordinary charges which resulted from a £35m write down of the company 's UK property portfolio , and £8m provision in respect of its 10% interest in Trans-Manche Link , the Channel Tunnel construction consortium . |
| 7 | Arthur Scargill , president of the National Union of Mineworkers , has called on other trade unionists to take action today to defend the coal industry , which is being run down despite the Government 's rescue package reprieving 12 of the original 31 pits earmarked for closure . |
| 8 | Very slowly , and keeping down below the seals ' horizon , I crept forward towards the sound of singing . |
| 9 | Then she produces a key from her own jacket pocket , and lets herself in , to crouch down behind the driver 's seat . |
| 10 | The road worsened as I edged gingerly down along the country 's sunken spine , vanishing at times in coils of thick black mud . |
| 11 | Returning to the bedroom she crept back to the bed , raised the knife and without a moment 's thought drove it down into the sleeper 's chest . |
| 12 | Slowly , Aenarion was drawn down into the daemon 's innards . |
| 13 | Dr Martin O'Reilly stared down into the child 's face and sighed . |
| 14 | She came to it and stood and looked down into the dragon 's mouth . |
| 15 | From his discovery things had followed an inexorable path , like the water 's tight spiral down into the whirlpool 's mouth . |
| 16 | He made no move to escape the deadly embrace and laughed down into the girl 's upturned face . |
| 17 | Could it be , I mused , as I snuggled down into the Dodge 's heavily bolstered bucket seat on the autostrada running north of Milan to Switzerland , that Detroit has finally built a competent , European-style sporting saloon ? |
| 18 | Drawn slowly down into the cloud 's white , |
| 19 | He had talked with two colleagues about the possibility of fusion occurring when water is drawn down into the Earth 's mantle at boundaries between tectonic plates . |
| 20 | Enveloped by a cloud of gases with little or no oxygen , the sun 's ultraviolet rays scorched down onto the earth 's volatile surface . |
| 21 | A further 3 would be set down before the century 's end . |
| 22 | Then the sun put forth all his power ; he blazed and scorched , he struck down upon the princess 's soldiers so that their helmets turned to molten brass on their heads , and their swords melted like candles in their hands . |
| 23 | Deep down inside the child 's mind ( subconsciously ) , the giants become THE ENEMY . |
| 24 | Hugh Jones has decided to step down from the chairman 's seat and the board has asked me if I 'd be willing to take over from him . ’ |
| 25 | Since the market for this metal is dominated by the automotive industry there was an inevitable decline in price which ended the year at $1,350 per ounce , over 55% down from the year 's high point . |
| 26 | There is a comfy lounge , a bar and a stylish TV room and the traditional style dining-room boasts an amazing rococo fantasy of cherubs and angels looking down from the building 's original ceiling . |
| 27 | Fenella slithered down from the horse 's back and stood for a moment in the road , feeling the fingers of mist swirl into her face and touch her skin with damp clammy hands . |
| 28 | Mrs Totteridge swung herself down from the horse 's back and strode to the Range Rover . |
| 29 | The Marshal and I will be down in the porter 's lodge . ’ |
| 30 | On National day John Kempton also had a runner at Worcester — Three Dons in a novice hurdle — and opted to take the ride there : having duly won , he settled down in the jockeys ' changing room to watch the National on television , safe in the knowledge that his father Jack was at Liverpool to supervise Foinavon 's forlorn attempt . |