Example sentences of "down after [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Sugar 's supposed to help calm people down after a shock
2 The government had originally planned to launch the review in June , but it backed down after a request from the Gujarat state government , which supports the huge Sardar Sarovar irrigation project of which the Narmada dam forms a part .
3 Slovenia announced on June 17 that if the customs war intensified it would employ its own customs officials , but it reportedly backed down after a threat of direct action by the FEC .
4 Things will settle down after a while . ’
5 Besides , the continual cloying presence of a bugger like that can wear you down after a while . ’
6 For me , it was kind of an antidote to Nineties cynicism , which starts to get you down after a while . ’
7 The beginning can be quite hectic , but it settles down after a while .
8 As in the forward head , considerable use is made of varnished timber trim ; this will require wiping down after a shower .
9 Airport officials at Little Rock , Arkansas , were forced to back down after a storm of protest from residents .
10 It was repaired under warranty but recently we have noticed the engine crackles very loudly when we slow down after a journey of several miles .
11 They took over Bringwyn Manor in 1963 when it was in danger of falling down after a quarter of a century of neglect .
12 Bootle FC chairman Frank Doran told magistrates the adverts had initially been taken down after a warning from council inspectors .
13 Earlier , scrum half Davy Emerson had touched down after a bout of pressure on the Queen 's line , and full-back Trevor McKeown kicked a simple penalty .
14 Gourlay opened the second set with a double , but two ends later found himself two sets down after a maximum 4 and a 3 gave Corsie the set 7-2 .
15 However , such systems tend to settle down after a time ; as long as the feedback process is not in full swing , we can often assume that the net effect has balanced out in one direction or the other .
16 But I left the first of her three Sunday night shows feeling vaguely let down after a set that mixed the great with the gaffs .
17 ‘ I think I narrowed it down after a lot of sifting through .
18 NASA 's Copernicus ultraviolet satellite was shut down after a record eight-year lifespan .
19 Finally , we see the expression of contempt when a father tries to re-assert his authority but backs down after a challenge :
20 The turning point for them came when their car broke down after a family christening .
21 There is the added irritation of having the picture interfered with and the screen takes a moment to settle down after a restart .
22 The Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in northwest England has been shut down after a leak of six gallons of plutonium inside a sealed unit where liquid plutonium is evaporated to form a solid oxide for storage .
23 The second reactor at the Ignalina nuclear power station has been closed down after a leak of radioactive steam .
24 Only twenty-two months of the sentence were served , Gandhi being released from prison when his health broke down after an operation for appendicitis .
25 For Emeruwa , life has been turned upside down after an ankle injury in a sevens match in 1984 .
26 Thirty of farmer Alan Gerrard 's brutes were put down after the weekend attack on Beverley Hurst , nine .
27 But Robinson said : ‘ Ian is a bit down after the tour and I think once he gets a couple of senior games under his belt things will work out . ’
28 The whole house sat down after the Rosary one evening to pick the hospital she would go to .
29 The dried fish is eaten as an accompaniment to spicy food , providing a contrast and cooling the mouth down after the curry !
30 Oxfordshire and west Buckinghamshire beginning to calm down after the rush hour this evening .
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