Example sentences of "[vb past] down [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one of the most significant developments in inter-union relations was the ‘ Bridlington Agreement ’ passed at the TUC Congress in 1939 , which laid down that no union should attempt to organize workers at any industrial establishment where another union was already represented and negotiated on behalf of the majority of the workers . |
| 2 | The Alberta liquor laws laid down that no minors might drink , but it was not difficult to obtain beer or liquor , and he had often drunk himself silly . |
| 3 | The system is being introduced in response to the Government 's Citizens ' Charter which laid down that every resident with a problem about a particular public service should have access to a well publicised complaints procedure . |
| 4 | The Northern Ireland ( Emergency Provisions ) Act laid down that a person arrested on suspicion could be held without further formality for up to twenty-one days . |
| 5 | The clauses under which Edward renounced his claim to the French throne and John renounced sovereignty over Aquitaine were excised from the treaty and embodied in a separate document which laid down that the renunciations were to be carried out no later than 1 November 1361 , and were to be conditional upon the transfers of territory agreed in the treaty being implemented by June 1361 . |
| 6 | The reform of the legal system ( 1864 ) was explicitly modelled on advanced western practice , and laid down that the law was to be overseen by an independent judiciary . |
| 7 | His Lambeth Constitutions of 1281 laid down that the priest should instruct the people in the basics of the faith and preach at least four time a year in English . |
| 8 | Though there is no appeal procedure laid down if the chairman of the meeting rejects a proxy duly lodged and therefore does not allow that creditor 's vote , it is open to the creditor affected to apply to the court for the chairman 's decision to be reversed and for a new meeting to be held . |
| 9 | The rain beat down and the wind was picking up . |
| 10 | During a mad session I finally made one after two weeks of trying and came down and a guy called Matt said ‘ Yeah you did it at last ’ . |
| 11 | The rain came down and the floods came , and the winds blew and struck the house , and it fell ; and great was the fall of it ! |
| 12 | Mike Vater could be forgiven for thinking we were running around like headless chickens but he was visibly relieved when the trailer back came down and the stove and dinner emerged . |
| 13 | The trees came down and the housing developments went up . |
| 14 | Her hand came down and the fire died out of her eyes . |
| 15 | A wise man built his house upon the rock , a wise man built his house upon the rock , the wise man built his house upon the rock and the rain came tumbling down , and the rain came down and the flood came up and the rain came down and the flood came up |
| 16 | A wise man built his house upon the rock , a wise man built his house upon the rock , the wise man built his house upon the rock and the rain came tumbling down , and the rain came down and the flood came up and the rain came down and the flood came up |
| 17 | A wise man built his house upon the rock , a wise man built his house upon the rock , the wise man built his house upon the rock and the rain came tumbling down , and the rain came down and the flood came up and the rain came down and the flood came up |
| 18 | A wise man built his house upon the rock , a wise man built his house upon the rock , the wise man built his house upon the rock and the rain came tumbling down , and the rain came down and the flood came up and the rain came down and the flood came up |
| 19 | the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on the rocks slid down , but the foolish man built his house upon the sand , the foolish man built his house upon the sand , the foolish man built his house upon the sand and the rain came tumbling down |
| 20 | the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on the rocks slid down , but the foolish man built his house upon the sand , the foolish man built his house upon the sand , the foolish man built his house upon the sand and the rain came tumbling down |
| 21 | splish , splash and the rain came down and floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on his band fell flat |
| 22 | splish , splash and the rain came down and floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on his band fell flat |
| 23 | and the rain came down and floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on his band fell flat |
| 24 | and the rain came down and floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up , the rain came down and the floods came up and the house on his band fell flat |
| 25 | Torrential rain lashed down but the people were patient . |
| 26 | No deaths this time , as I recall , just an unmarried daughter pregnant , a house burned down and an episode of major surgery . |
| 27 | But no , it 's only because he reminds me a bit of him , that gloomy bit , that deep bit , that bit that dominated when his head sank into his shoulders and his mouth turned down and the light went from his eyes , that bit that took over when he resisted and turned inwards and moped . |
| 28 | where the sun poured down and the children |
| 29 | The full moon now blazed down and the countryside looked limitless . |
| 30 | Attempts at mediation by officials , including Kirghizia 's Prime Minister Apas Dzhumagulov , broke down when a large group of Kirghiz arrived , whereupon the Uzbeks rushed the cordon of around 900 police officers keeping the rival nationalities apart . |