Example sentences of "were [verb] down in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fifteen wickets were to go down in all that day , and although Gooch and Robinson made a sound start , once they were separated the procession continued as normal . |
| 2 | Then they were sat down in neat rows , boys on one side and girls on the other . |
| 3 | Brixton itself was one of only two colleges which had nationally recognized diplomas in the field ( it was one of only four specialist institutions in the field ) , and as a member of the School he experienced the ‘ shock of rejection ’ , when its degree proposals were turned down in 1967–68 . |
| 4 | When the ‘ phoney war ’ ended and British aircraft were shot down in larger numbers , the camp became too small to hold all aircrew prisoners . |
| 5 | They were shot down in cold blood with their friends , by the KGB . ’ |
| 6 | The two reactors were closed down in 1990 . |
| 7 | Brussels : Chemicals was the only sector to show resilience as prices were marked down in thin business . |
| 8 | These cornerstones remain as firm in principle now as when they were laid down in 1981 , or when the blueprint was drawn in 1978 . |
| 9 | Over 100 homes of Aristide supporters were burnt down in rural areas . |
| 10 | The description refers to the old buildings that were burnt down in 1834 ( see FIRE WHICH DESTROYED PARLIAMENT ) . |
| 11 | Both besiegers and besieged were struck down in large numbers , and the Mongols fled . |
| 12 | The last of a row of elms near the Rookery were cut down in 1898 . |
| 13 | In the 1800s there were two large ash trees growing inside the chancel , these were cut down in 1892 but the stumps are still clearly visible . |
| 14 | The two innermost trees were cut down in 1771 as they were considered to be impoverishing the soil and shading the flowers in the Garden , but the others stood guard by the watergate for another hundred years and no doubt caused interested comment from river travellers . |
| 15 | Greig won the toss but England then batted poorly , scraping their way to 197 in the first day , although only 80.4 overs were sent down in six hours , Close 's 60 being the best effort . |
| 16 | IT says a lot for the African National Congress in South Africa that , after their supporters were gunned down in cold blood at the beginning of the week , they are still prepared to talk peace . |