Example sentences of "down with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Great Aunt S was simply pouring her tea into the saucer , whereupon she drank it down with a loud slurp . |
| 2 | One phone call to other parents will bind you together — and give you the parent power to put all your combined feet down with a loud stamp . |
| 3 | He jumps up and down with a vague look of aggression on his face , puts his hand on his hips and shows us his pot belly . |
| 4 | It is said that a Dark Elf assassin emerged from his hiding place beneath the piles of bones and struck Tethlis down with a poisoned blade . |
| 5 | well no , because what you can do know is you can go to somebody who will sit down with a mini computer and that 's what you need , a mini computer and will sit down and will look at a job and will say right , if you take this job , it can also claim Family Credit of so much , and , and they actually do a , a sort of alternative benefit calculation , and what they do is they look at , if you take this job and take all the other things into account , will you be better off ? |
| 6 | My job was to rub his back down with a rough towel when he came in . |
| 7 | Having said that , if you weigh only 60 kg ( 132 lb ) and yet still manage to sit your 90 kg ( 198 lb ) opponent down with a solid thump to his mid-section , then the refereeing panel may well applaud your fervour with a full point . |
| 8 | To be in with a chance , all you have to do is settle down with a great big book of pop facts and figures and fill in the empty squares . |
| 9 | To be in with a chance , all you have to do is settle down with a great big book of pop facts and figures and fill in the empty squares . |
| 10 | She forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate , washing them down with a small amount of water . |
| 11 | Fending him off with his left arm Chief Fyvie knocked the man down with a tremendous blow of his right fist . |
| 12 | Then he swabbed the body down with a sticky powder , which removed a dozen infinitely small particles stuck to the skin . |
| 13 | Eliot could not it first hear it either and bending down with a friendly expression , asked her to repeat the name . |
| 14 | Cover the salmon with kitchen foil and press the salmon down with a weighted board or a couple of heavy cans . |
| 15 | Settle down with a good book , and let them blow themselves to bits . |
| 16 | Stung by his cool sarcasm , suddenly acutely embarrassed by her spurned show of emotion , she put her coffee-cup down with a sharp click and started gathering her bags , preparing to leave . |
| 17 | A moment later he saw the second of the men go down with a sharp groan , clutching his balls . |
| 18 | She was weighed down with a confusing mixture of feelings that sometimes felt so mellow and piquant , it was almost pleasant . |
| 19 | There was a straw gypsy hat , tied down with a rich half-lace handkerchief . |
| 20 | In ‘ B ’ Shop , the overhead crane is sweeping down with a new Bedford axle . |
| 21 | We settled down with a new bottle of champagne on the table before us , and I summarised what I had discovered about Brian Harley 's contract with Supersight and what I had not discovered about his putter . |
| 22 | Give yourself time to settle down with a new program before you draw the conclusion that it is so buggy as to be unusable . |
| 23 | However , I settled down with a new teacher for both piano and violin . |
| 24 | A set of raw recruits was marching up and down with a new drill instructor , who sounded every bit as determined as the late Sergeant-Major Philpott had been to see that the snow was never allowed to settle . |
| 25 | Alternatively , you can rock back into a cat stance knocking the opponent 's punch down with a slapping block performed with the rear hand . |
| 26 | And all of this to be washed down with a late bar . |
| 27 | In the mornings Kalchu beat the mud down with a flat wooden spade to compress and seal it . |
| 28 | Other ‘ Cambrian ’ news is that the new 158 set broke down with a flat battery on the morning of the 7th July and had to be substituted by a Class 150 Sprinter . |
| 29 | Is there a certain time when you always love to sit down with a relaxing drink and something to eat ? |
| 30 | When father and son were alone David stood warming his hands at the brazier , and looking down with a clouded face into the red glow . |