Example sentences of "down and [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 Not here — not now — with the sun blazing down and not a breath of wind stirring that was n't edged with the thrill of warmth .
2 Ciaran Fitzgerald and the team will be all too aware that they let the fans down and so a repeat of that disaster in the remaining matches is most unlikely .
3 Quakers were down and out a minute later when Mark McGhee crossed from the right for Maskell to complete his hat-trick .
4 Darlington were down and out a minute later when Mark McGhee crossed from the right for Maskell to complete his hat trick .
5 We both got our heads down and then a scratching noise started up Steve is that you ?
6 You do n't want a bit of sedimentation and then a gap when nothing was being laid down and then a bit more being sedimented , because , you know , you do n't know then whether the jumps you see in the record are simply there because there was a gap in deposition , or whether they really reflect the sudden change in the population .
7 Most of these industries have closed down and only a few survive as a reminder of the type of activity found adjacent to the railway in past years .
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