Example sentences of "down [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every wanton scar defacing the walls , every time the lift breaks down or a pain of glass is broken , there 's a ready-made culprit : " It 's the kids again . " |
| 2 | But when you are watching it and these bones are parting , you 'll hear all the trees and all the noises that you can imagine , even as if buildings were falling down or a traction engine is running over you . |
| 3 | When she tried to imagine herself working in an office or a bank , her mind soon went blank , like a cinema screen when the projector breaks down or the film snaps . |
| 4 | If the ship goes down or the basket gets broken , that 's what happens . |
| 5 | Nothing was heard apart from the sound of lead boots walking up and down or the revving of a motorbike . |
| 6 | Salaries must come down or the interest of the public must be increased in some way . |
| 7 | There would be no singularities at which the laws of science broke down and no edge of space-time at which one would have to appeal to God or some new law to set the boundary conditions for space-time . |
| 8 | This meeting broke down and no progress was made . |
| 9 | and erm , Debbie and Richard with a prospect of another family on the way , as it , every year we say we 'll cut down and every year it seems to get out of hand |
| 10 | It 's going down and every time it goes down it 's equal on both sides yeah . |
| 11 | A POLICEMAN was stabbed , an armed raider gunned down and a pensioner blasted in a village shoot-out yesterday . |
| 12 | The car slowed down and a chill swept over as she caught a glimpse of the driver . |
| 13 | Mr McGregor , a father of three , from Linthorpe , Middlesbrough , has reduced function in his arms , numbness from the neck down and a ten-inch scar down his head as a result of the attack . |
| 14 | Some boiler restoration was taking place but there was no doubt that Ingrow West was run down and a problem to the KWVR . |
| 15 | It was at this critical moment that good sense got the better of the others , Big Pat was calmed down and a semblance of order was restored . |
| 16 | On the environment the summit noted that the areas of scientific uncertainty had been narrowed down and a response could no longer be delayed , and adopted a declaration on guidelines for future action . |
| 17 | If you put a pussycat down and a bear , say that was down there you 've got to match up with that duck . |
| 18 | ‘ Here you are , love , have a sit down and a cuppa . |
| 19 | I received a few not so long ago complaining about this place , saying that it does not speak of God ; that it is a monument to a man-made religion ; that it ought to be pulled down and a block of flats built here instead , and the money spent on missionary work abroad . |
| 20 | During a mad session I finally made one after two weeks of trying and came down and a guy called Matt said ‘ Yeah you did it at last ’ . |
| 21 | Although the new military rulers eventually decided the tournament should go ahead , somehow the orders did not filter down and a group of soldiers stormed the court , forcing Ashe to take refuge in the dressing room with a machine gun pressing against his neck . |
| 22 | In the end she ate the remains of yesterday 's mutton pie with small beer to swill it down and an orange to follow that was so juicy rivulets ran down her chin into the worn neck frill of the landlord 's wife 's cast-off blouse . |
| 23 | No deaths this time , as I recall , just an unmarried daughter pregnant , a house burned down and an episode of major surgery . |
| 24 | Firemen remain damping down and an investigation into the cause begins . |
| 25 | We used to put some straw down and the manger and we used to give them some hay and they 'd amuse themselves in there tied up . |
| 26 | The original loft had been taken down and the balustrade removed to the west end to form a gallery . |
| 27 | Operating expenses were down and the company has $1.1 billion in cash . |
| 28 | The sun was down and the night wind boomed in the great hollow shell of the estuary . |
| 29 | The Creed Street School remained in this form until 1891 , when the Headmaster 's house was pulled down and the school extended . |
| 30 | These islands , of which there are about forty , are made out of layers of tortora reeds , and each year the islanders must add fresh straw as the floor is tramped down and the bottom of the island rots . |