Example sentences of "down [prep] [art] [adj] quarter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beyond this palace , turn to your right down into the Italian quarter by following the stairs of St John 's Hill ( Jánský vršek ) to the bottom . |
| 2 | Right down from the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the 1960s one can indeed construct a counter-grandadology to Pearson 's ‘ history of respectable fears ’ . |
| 3 | Although average 1989 wage increases , at 9.5 per cent , ran well ahead of output , they slowed down in the fourth quarter , possibly helping to reduce the budget deficit to about 75 per cent of its planned level . |
| 4 | The balance in Japan is also healthily positive , at 54% , only slightly down on the first quarter of the year . |
| 5 | London is faring particularly badly : this quarter new commissions were valued at £3,143 million , 23 per cent down on the previous quarter and dramatically down on the £7,247 million value for the same quarter last year . |
| 6 | Other areas showing significant falls are Wales , 46 per cent down on the previous quarter , Midlands/East Anglia ( 30 per cent ) , North ( 21 per cent ) , South West ( 20 per cent ) , and Ulster ( 15 per cent ) . |