Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [v-ing] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fewer birds are involved than in spring , but up to 75 have been seen passing down the Channel in a day , and once 200 ( 19 November 1972 , Selsey Bill ) . |
| 2 | He had been seen climbing down . |
| 3 | Since the introduction of the laser more operations have been performed bringing down the surgery waiting list . ’ |
| 4 | If a hawk flies over or a snake appears , he lets the young hop up under his wing and lifts them off the lily pads so that only their legs can be seen hanging down . |
| 5 | As the dust began to subside , shafts of late afternoon light could be seen raking down the village streets . |
| 6 | Susanna Rance finds out why serious-minded La Paz dwellers can be seen walking down the streets intently fondling toy cars , play-money and doll 's house pieces . |
| 7 | Some of the languages she knew , she thought ( it was hard to tell in the uncertain light , and she was too stiff to be bothered bending down ) , and some she did not recognise . |
| 8 | The start of the game , with Scotland camped in Malta 's half , appeared to imply that the night would be spent wearing down a Maltese defence which used Buttigieg as a sweeper behind four other bodies . |
| 9 | It 's amazing how much time can be spent getting down to work — without actually doing any ! |
| 10 | ‘ Gets too much height , he can be gaffed coming down . |
| 11 | Your spine runs down the centre of the body , so the corresponding foot reflex will be found running down the inside edge of both feet . |
| 12 | High , curved , hand-carved doors led from the reception area to the conference room and residents ' sitting-room , where afternoon tea would be served looking down across the gardens to the accompaniment of a grand piano . |
| 13 | When the patient has very good balance standing up , some movements may be practised kneeling down . |
| 14 | Well , it should not be taken lying down . |
| 15 | If a relationship is then tested initially in the reference space , where the large uncertainty will occur , and confirmation of a successful relationship is not achieved , the test can be repeated dropping down systematically through the hierarchical structure . |
| 16 | Of course , not all punishments were taken lying down . |
| 17 | But no American politician , especially a wealthy one , is going to last two minutes if he 's caught looking down his nose at folk the way the French do . |
| 18 | It 's called going down to the pub . |
| 19 | But a car was seen slowing down at what might have been a pick-up point on the A12 . |
| 20 | If he was shot sitting down there would probably have been blood on the back of his chair … |
| 21 | City had already surged forward and stretched the Quakers ' defence several times in search of an equaliser when Sean McCarthy beat the offside trap to a long through-ball , and was brought crashing down by Mark Prudhoe on the edge of the box . |