Example sentences of "cut down a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It would be agreeable to report that on at last sighting the ocean I , like Vasco Núñez , promptly prayed a lot , rejoiced even more , cut down a fine tree and erected a cross , then had the expedition secretary carefully write down the names of all my companions for posterity .
2 I cut down a big tree , and then began to make a long hole in it .
3 She made his costume , cutting down a white linen shirt and fitting it tight up round the neck .
4 Once Malik had cut down a small tree , dragged it across the grass , and cut it up in the back garden , with the help of two large boys in the third year .
5 ‘ We 've come to ask you savage bloody chaps why the hell you have cut down a pleasant grove of willows . ’
6 having to cut down a little bit but I enjoy my look at Dartmoor when I get out there and I 'm busy with the church and
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