Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [vb pp] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Notice how , in a publicity photograph issued by the Tallis Scholars , most of the singers have their eyes cast down to their copies — see illus.3 . ) |
| 2 | The three he failed to save had their appeals turned down . |
| 3 | Shops had their blinds drawn down and the shopkeepers stood in their doorways as a mark of respect . |
| 4 | Just before dawn on 1 October , six generals and brigadiers were murdered and their bodies thrown down a well at a nearby military base , Halim . |
| 5 | ‘ Some people kept little trees in secret courtyards , and flowers in their houses , but they were n't supposed to , and if their neighbours reported them to the police the people would have their trees chopped down and the flowers taken away and they would be fined or put in prison , where they had to work very hard , rubbing out writing on bits of paper so they could be used again . ’ |
| 6 | Squirrels who 've had their trees cut down ! |