Example sentences of "down from [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A. insectivore mandible ( ×20 ) ; B. broken tip of ascending ramus of insectivore mandible ( ×75 ) ; C. femur head with impact damage on edge of articular surface with a crack extending from it ( ×75 ) ; D. abraded edge of greater trochanter ( ×38 ) ; E. femur and pelvis ( ×11 ) ; F. broken end of femur shaft with little evidence of rounding ( ×75 ) ; G. broken end of pelvis with crack extending down from uneven break but little evidence of rounding ( ×75 ) ; H. two distal humerus fragments ( ×12 ) . |
| 2 | This deal with Channel Ten will ensure that Campese continues playing Test rugby despite his statements earlier this year that he would step down from international rugby and establish a permanent business base in Italy . |
| 3 | The decision by World Cup winning Wallaby captain Nick Farr-Jones to step down from representative rugby in 1992 because of family and business reasons introduces the question : ‘ Who will take over the leadership reins ’ ? |
| 4 | ( Alternatively , you could pretend that you have just been beamed down from outer space and that you do not understand a word that he is saying — which is at least partly true ! ) |
| 5 | By the time we reach the end of the scene we see that this is how it is , for the fulsome praisers of their father put aside their hypocrisy and , left alone with each other , and with us , reveal their true nature , moving down from inflated verse to coldly pragmatic prose : They are not only cold and censorious — ‘ unruly waywardness … infirm and choleric years … unconstant starts ’ — but end by planning some form of counteraction : ‘ We shall further think on it ’ — ‘ We must do something , and i ’ th' heat' ( 307f . ) . |
| 6 | French Professor stands down from British transplant centre |
| 7 | From this depression , the descent is continued down the Mallerstang flank , soon linking with Ais Gill coming down from Wild Boar Fell . |
| 8 | The only faces that greeted them belonged to sundry dead abbots glaring down from dusky oil paintings . |
| 9 | The last American Air Force Squadron at RAF Upper Heyford stands down from active duty today . |
| 10 | Jim thought this was priceless and laughed so loud and so long that he brought the Duty Officer down from Flying Control to find out what he 'd missed . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , nickel cadmium batteries run down from full power very quickly , and it is almost impossible to tell when a charge may be required . |