Example sentences of "down [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The toll in what will go down as the worst rioting in US history is incomprehensible . |
| 2 | When that fury finally broke through , the hand of retribution would come down with the strongest power in the world behind it . |
| 3 | Making alterations and additions to the waste side of a two-stack system is relatively simple : the new branch waste pipe simply needs to be taken out through the wall and angled down into the nearest hopper head or gully . |
| 4 | Then , on the second day , we dropped down into the lowest part of the crater to reach the hot springs . |
| 5 | He put the machine on the round table in front of the sofa , plugged it into a socket and sat down in the nearest armchair . |
| 6 | A shaken Charles followed the line of the bullet and sat down in the nearest chair . |
| 7 | Tina would have plumped herself down in the nearest seat even if this had been next to a passenger but Cecilia , conforming to usage , sat in the emptiest area of the coach , on the platform side with her back to the window . |
| 8 | Immediately the engine noise grew even louder , drowning out the sound of Delaney 's own voice as he shouted an acknowledgement to the sergeant and settled down in the nearest side seat , strapping himself in . |
| 9 | Myra flopped down on the nearest chair . |
| 10 | Shutting the door , he put his candle down on the nearest chair and drew her across to the glow that streamed in from the setting sun . |
| 11 | He plopped himself down on the nearest chair . |
| 12 | I put my glass down on the nearest table and made my way out of the room . |
| 13 | Belinda put it down on the nearest table and sat there , shaking and desperately trying not to show how upset she was over Deana 's blunt accusation . |
| 14 | Then lie or sit down on the nearest piece of furniture , try to keep warm and wait calmly for help to arrive . |
| 15 | Without such a condition the auctioneer is under an obligation to knock the property down to the highest bidder , which could be a financial tragedy for the seller ( and for you , in the shape of an action for negligence ) if the highest bid was below its fair market value . |
| 16 | From the military governor , General Uriarte , down to the lowliest officer , the Jews were made to pay to survive in business . |
| 17 | He designs four Chanel collections a year , down to the smallest camellia petal and button . |
| 18 | At his consecration , he had promised to maintain Canterbury 's rights of every kind , from the primacy down to the smallest knight 's fee , and we have seen that in Rufus 's reign he allowed many , as we might think , greater matters to lie dormant while he fought for Canterbury 's rights . |
| 19 | Two days later he tells me : ‘ It 's like they want to copy everything down to the smallest detail . |
| 20 | Her life seemed to be planned by Miss Havisham right down to the smallest detail . |
| 21 | Europe wants shops to give information on the efficiency of all white goods , televisions and hi-fis , computers , ovens , lights and other household appliances down to the smallest toaster . |
| 22 | All , from Davout down to the humblest ranker , were eager to put it to the test . |
| 23 | The last act before the battle was the same for all , from the Czar , Kutusov and Weirother down to the humblest man in the ranks . |
| 24 | The circulation of air round a depression usually has ‘ fronts ’ or areas of rain associated with it , and when birds , which navigate by being able to see the night sky , meet with a barrier of rain and bad visibility then there is nothing for it but to drop down to the nearest land and wait until conditions improve . |
| 25 | ‘ Not much call for these outside of Christmas , my love , ’ the grocer told me , dusting the boxes and rounding the outrageous total down to the nearest pound . |
| 26 | Once the early morning jobs were done there was a relaxing of discipline , and when the family returned from church everyone on the staff , from Mr Priddy down to the newest domestic , was invited to the second-best parlour to receive a small present . |
| 27 | The ideal organization and the one which has the best chance of success is one where , if you ask anybody from the chairman down to the newest recruit on the shop floor what that business is trying to do , you 'd get the same answer . |
| 28 | It is absolutely imperative that we get inflation down to the lowest level and keep it there , for most of our future prospects depend on that being the case . |
| 29 | Such round , smooth shapes are the perfect foil to the railway sleepers that are used as informal steps down to the lowest level of all , a curved brick paved sitting area that looks back up towards the house . |
| 30 | Bypassing the entrance to the huge living-room , which looked dim and shadowy in the faint glow from the circular night-lights sunk into the wooden-slat ceiling , she followed the passageway until she came to another flight of steps , which obviously led down to the lowest level of the house . |