Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] down with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yesterday morning , Doctor Livesey came down with a white flag . |
| 2 | Returning to the conversation , over the delicious Peking duck , and fresh cabbage washed down with a splendid Chinese wine , our host argued fervently : ‘ Tractors : do not be silly : what would you expect us to do with all the donkey minders ? ’ |
| 3 | Beyond the curtains , the rain came down with a sudden clatter on the roof of the Ropewalk below . |
| 4 | Isambard caught up both , and stood for a moment staring down with a formidable frown at Harry , who nursed his bruised wrists and glared back , expecting a blow and tensing every muscle to receive it without a tremor . |
| 5 | A moment later he saw the second of the men go down with a sharp groan , clutching his balls . |
| 6 | A wipe down with a damp cloth is all that 's needed to keep them clean , and if they have a factory-finished polyester powder coating , they wo n't need to be redecorated for 15–20 years . |
| 7 | The leaderene went down with a satisfying thump , her spiked coronet falling off . |
| 8 | The team made up from the Bullion and PGM refineries , made their way back to Royston loaded down with a boot-full of tools . |
| 9 | Other ‘ Cambrian ’ news is that the new 158 set broke down with a flat battery on the morning of the 7th July and had to be substituted by a Class 150 Sprinter . |
| 10 | On the third day out , Rachel went down with a high temperature and swellings in the groin . |