Example sentences of "down many " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a rural upbringing and Sheffield University , he turned down many freelance jobs to run the minuscule Gate pub theatre , putting on the kind of rare European plays that critics adore . |
| 2 | ‘ I know how concerned many of you are at the suggestion that 10,000 jobs might go if we decide to run down many of our services , ’ Sir Michael told staff . |
| 3 | These were times of change and Keys in his History of Eastington speaks of Hicks as the man ‘ whose water wheels and steam engines shut down many of the cottage looms that had made wealthy many of the Clutterbuck family ’ . |
| 4 | This effectively shut down many of the smaller mills , such as many of those along the Carrant Brook . |
| 5 | Tears were rolling down many faces . |
| 6 | ‘ Uncertainty has brought down many monarchies throughout history . |
| 7 | When the mist comes down many areas like the Somerset Levels take on a sinister and unreal appearance |
| 8 | The rewards of office flowed in the sixteenth century down many tributary channels , not , as today , in the single river of salaries . |
| 9 | He and the policeman took me to a lift and we went down many floors . |
| 10 | From the first he closely identified himself with the city , its people , and their aspirations in ways which helped to break down many of the prejudices of his people and their Presbyterian neighbours . |
| 11 | Whatever the reason , once the journey on that path is commenced , the martial artist can travel down many avenues . |
| 12 | And he is not yet so low that he can not bring down many a better man . |
| 13 | The flood had caused tremendous havoc , breaking down many buildings . |
| 14 | ‘ The King 's curiosity and hunger for knowledge led him down many strange paths . |
| 15 | Delegates also expressed concern over the success of the anti-fur trade campaign , which had effectively shut down many of the markets for one of the Inuits ' principal exports . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , it 's a pot I 've been down many times — not the easiest ; apart from a fifty-foot pitch we 'll have to haul him up , there 's a long sump we 'll have to bring the injured man back through which could be tricky if he 's unconscious or uncooperative . |
| 17 | They 've already tracked down many of the people who stayed at the guest house over the past week . |