Example sentences of "down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fighting , which had died down during the night , flared again as dawn came , and US Cobra gunships began to fly over Panama City . |
| 2 | The rain certainly did come down during the night , it was so loud on the window the noise made it difficult to sleep . |
| 3 | Well anyway Sarah and that lot can sleep downstairs , we 'll all come down during the night |
| 4 | You may smile , but does freedom of the press mean freedom to choose its own standards ? … down , as I would have been obliged to do had it not been burned down during the state of emergency which followed independence . |
| 5 | One of the worst incidents involved the shooting on March 11 of 19 Hindu engineers at a textile factory in Harkishanpura which had defied orders by Sikh militants to close down during the state elections in February [ see p. 38762 ] . |
| 6 | In daytime sleep , such an effect is not present and night-workers can vouch for the broken sleep produced by the more rapid filling of the bladder after lying down during the daytime . |
| 7 | A glacier stone in the churchyard is also mentioned in the Domesday Book and is believed to have come down during the Ice Age . |
| 8 | Take the tent down during the day to minimise ultra-violet exposure from the sun . |
| 9 | The City party had left Coventry on the two o'clock train , which was cheaper than the earlier ones but allowed no room for delay — and the engine broke down during the journey . |
| 10 | However , the SPO 's electoral prospects apparently had been damaged by Draskovic 's earlier calls , much toned down during the campaign , for redrawing Serbia 's borders to include parts of Bosnia-Hercegovina and Croatia : many voters were frightened away by what sounded like a call for civil war . |
| 11 | His knee problems began three weeks ago , but came to a head on Wednesday when he was forced to pull out of a friendly for Juventus against Second Division side Spal , after he broke down during the warm-up . |
| 12 | Titles which are identified as possible purchases need to be noted down during the course of the stock revision . |
| 13 | After being shot down during the Battle of Britain , Stienhilper became a PoW and after a short period in a British camp was transferred to Canada . |
| 14 | I do n't know how many breweries or pubs were knocked down during the redevelopment of Docklands . |
| 15 | It was the first time she had sat down during the lesson . |
| 16 | Deposits laid down during the rifting phase are termed synrift sediments while those laid down on the margin once continental separation has occurred are termed postrift sediments . |
| 17 | Seen here almost on the point of touch down during the Norseman Celebration weekend at Howey Bay , Beech 3NM Expeditor C–GEHX is operated into Red Lake frequently by Minto Airways of Edmonton , Alberta . |
| 18 | The alluvial soil on which the city stood was frozen all year round but thawed a few feet down during the summer . |
| 19 | Hoeing , the traditional way to keep weeds down during the summer , is very effective for beds and borders and among vegetables , provided you do it frequently and do not let perennial weeds form a good root system . |
| 20 | I feel I could play , but if I broke down during the game I would be letting down the team and myself . |
| 21 | These ghastly memorials were frequently laid down during the lifetime of the persons they were intended to commemorate , in order that they might constantly be reminded that they were but mortal . |
| 22 | She sat again at the dinner table and saw in the candlelight Hilary Robarts 's dark , discontented eyes staring intently at Alex Mair ; watched the planes of Miles Lessingham 's face fitfully lit by the leaping flames of the fire , saw his long-fingered hands reaching down for the bottle of claret , heard again that measured rather high voice speaking the unspeakable . |
| 23 | He might not have been able to dodge the water , but they 'd never pinned him down for the Instruction . |
| 24 | The quality elements are the detailed procedures to be applied by centres or by SCOTVEC to ensure that assessment of candidates has accurately reflected the standards laid down for the award . |
| 25 | In the wide centre space , where one box alone stood along one wall , there was a comfortable chair for the redoubtable Ms Brown , along with a table , equipment lockers , a refrigerator and a heavy plastic water tank with a tap low down for the filling of buckets . |
| 26 | Rumour had it the owner of the Gazi burned it down for the insurance money . |
| 27 | Lower bruised his left leg and was stood down for the rest of the afternoon by the course doctors . |
| 28 | BBC closed down for the rest of the day , except for news . ’ |
| 29 | Er they would n't go and sit down for the story with all the other children sit at , sat on my knee on the floor for a short while . |
| 30 | they come down for the course and they do n't have one . |