Example sentences of "be [vb pp] down on " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tonight the Soviets attend a reception at the House of Commons and another tiny barrier will be broken down on Wednesday when the Combined Services provide the opposition at Aldershot . |
| 2 | becomes a m much major , more major part of his appraisal then , I mean branch managers tend to be fairly ambitious people , they 're not going to want to be let down on that I do n't think . |
| 3 | Morals began to lose their meaning and people said anything that came into their heads , the sort of thing that used to appear in books as a row of stars or be written down on slips of paper and handed to judges in court . |
| 4 | At some police stations , when a suspect is in custody , his name may be written down on different pieces of paper on sixteen separate occasions . |
| 5 | Sometimes it is , sometimes it is n't , but what black people have to do is to become so well qualified that they can not be turned down on this basis — or at least if they are they can refer it to the Race Relations Board . |
| 6 | The cost accounts will therefore be closed down on the same date . |
| 7 | By renting accommodation they can enjoy a short-term lease contract while saving for a deposit to be laid down on a property when the market 's future becomes clearer . |
| 8 | a pre-printed sheet of dots , lines or patterns that can be laid down on artwork for reproduction . |
| 9 | Although US officials refuse to be pinned down on how long occupying troops will be needed in Panama , they talk in terms of sooner rather than later . |
| 10 | At the end of his torment , Ensor was to be found down on his knees in prayer ‘ that the inherent virtues of cricket may continue to preserve it ’ from the hooting and yelling mobs of the football stadiums . |
| 11 | Away from the madding crowds the Sarsfields clubman is to be found down on the 100 acre family farm in Ballyuan presiding over the sheep and cattle . |
| 12 | so it follows that there is at least a risk that clause nine will be struck down on your defence |
| 13 | What seemed to be a simple matter when merely held as a mental question , verbally unframed and with no thought given to response , appears as a simply impossible problem when it has actually to be put down on paper . |
| 14 | My thoughts were already perfectly organised , just waiting to be put down on paper . ’ |
| 15 | So you 'd like to be put down on the ballot to be approved do you ? |
| 16 | What about twinning , do you think that that 's of such a high priority that when council houses need repairs that those repairs should be put down on the ladder and said ‘ I 'm sorry , we ca n't deal with that because part of the money that we could allocate to council house repairs is being used for twinning and things like that ’ ? |
| 17 | Thus , in lighter winds , it should be kept down on all points of sailing . |
| 18 | Any bar or disco which exceeds its permitted decibel limit can be shut down on the spot for the night by police . |
| 19 | For example , persons should be held in such a way as to avoid any interference with breathing or blood circulation , or contact with sexual areas ; if possible they should be held down on soft surfaces such as a bed , chair etc . |