Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] down [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ We were three down after the first leg against Stuttgart , but there was a great feeling we could do it . |
| 2 | Bailey was 5–2 down in the first set tie breaker but won five successive points to draw first blood and then broke his rival in both the third and fifth games of the second set for an astounding victory . |
| 3 | He was 5-3 down in the fourth game against Peter Hill before winning 9-1 , 9-0 , 2-9 , 9-5 in a patchy , not to say puzzling , match . |
| 4 | Martin remained in disarray until he was 0–4 down in the fourth . |
| 5 | He was 9-13 down in the third game this time , when he somehow slipped free . |