Example sentences of "which [adv] [vb past] down the " in BNC.

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1 The Balkans underwent successive crises of competing nationalisms , one of which finally brought down the pre-1914 structure of European power .
2 But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ .
3 But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ .
4 The Doctor looked up and put on his spectacles which immediately slid down the perspiration on his nose .
5 With the final umbrella of the Charter , which theoretically laid down the principles of the paper and what it stood for , the last bricks were put into the edifice .
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