Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] down [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The current machinery broadly follows the framework of collective bargaining laid down in the 1980 Workers ' Statute . |
| 2 | This woman I 'd never seen , darker than me , darker than mum , my height but four times as big every other way , her hair hanging down in a big shaggy mane that looked as if she cut it herself once a year , big wooden earrings in her ears and a dress down to the floor with embroidery all over it and her feet stuffed into ugly shoes that were made of leather She told us that She wanted us to admire them , because this was a big day for her , Auntie Muriel had got dressed up to come to the city and see her sister and her sister 's child . |
| 3 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 4 | his great jaw hanging down like an open hatch . |
| 5 | The massive shoulders and chest tapered down to the lean cowboy hips and long legs . |
| 6 | The team will play to the rules laid down for the 1992 World Cup . |
| 7 | An exclusion clause , which purports to exclude or limit liability under these terms , is subject to the rules already outlined in this chapter , including the rules laid down in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 . |
| 8 | The Yorkshire Television helicopter , which had lifted the crew in , landed in pitch darkness , totally against the ground rules laid down by the Civil Aviation Authority , and lifted out the film equipment . |
| 9 | Normally it is of the second magnitude , just about equal to the Pole Star , but every 2½ days it gives a long , slow wink , taking four hours to fade down below the third magnitude and remaining at minimum for a mere 20 minutes before starting to recover — after which nothing more happens for the next 2½ days . |
| 10 | Civil Service have conceded fewer goals than any other team in the division , and had Howell not taken the decision to stand down from the top flight , he could have been elevated to the Scottish senior international training squad this summer . |
| 11 | Harvey sank down into the parched grass . |
| 12 | Speaking on implementing the guidelines laid down by the fifth plenum , government spokesperson Yuan Mu said on Nov. 22 : " The main problem behind the many mistakes which have occurred in China in the past lies within the party and it is therefore necessary first to focus attention on the party itself in solving the problem " ( of " dilution and weakening of party leadership , neglect of ideological and political work , and neglect of the building of party style " ) . |
| 13 | Japan continued to favour the guidelines laid down in the 1988 Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resources ( Cramra ) . |
| 14 | This example of evaluation is related to the parameters laid down in the first part of the chapter . |
| 15 | Outside them , by an open area and a covered section , a small flight of steps led down to a low outbuilding which faced the open area . |
| 16 | Beyond this , four short steps led down to an oval door let into a solid steel bulkhead . |
| 17 | If an employee trades down to a cheaper model and sacrifices less salary , no output tax liability arises . |
| 18 | The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch . |
| 19 | The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly as the marchers and their supporters wind down after a hard day . |
| 20 | This is not true of Cramlington , where the basic development programme laid down in the early 1960s has continued , with only two significant changes relating to the use of industrial land and the role of the shopping centre development . |
| 21 | A jury found that Mr McCaffrey had forced open the doors of the lift and squeezed through a narrow 11in gap in a bid to jump down to the third floor landing . |
| 22 | The two of them looked at it , as blood dripped down on the cold linoleum . |
| 23 | There was , as far as he could see , nothing that need be identified or admired or paused over : just bare grey rock sheering down to a narrow track which was used for the most part by packhorses and even then not often . |
| 24 | As the hammer came down at a then-record $53.9 million , Mr Payson whooped ‘ I think he 'd be happy with that ’ , referring to Van Gogh , who killed himself a year after completing Irises , aged 37 . |
| 25 | The-other four Goshawk aircraft came down in an angled line which allowed each gun to rake the target from nose to tail in a continuous devastation of bullets . |
| 26 | Corbett squinted down at the faded blue-green ink . |
| 27 | Most of the groceries came down from a grand shop in London but she 'd order perishable goods from her brother and then send a servant to complain of the quality . |
| 28 | He sat looking at me , his mouth turned down in a bitter line . |
| 29 | Beyond the car park , the road contours the hillside , two branches going down to the coastal dwellings of Inver Alligin , and then turns sharply uphill to force a narrow passage across a bare and rocky headland on the last stage of its journey . |
| 30 | The alley ended abruptly in a couple of steps leading down to the sluggish black waters of a canal . |