Example sentences of "down [art] [noun] that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Melissa closed her eyes and gnawed her thumb as she struggled to nail down the clue that fluttered moth-like in her memory . |
| 2 | The events were over , but their impact shook Europe that year and echoed down the decade that followed . |
| 3 | He 's so thick , you know he 'll say right I 'll go down the hold , I 'll do the humping , what they call humping , he 'll do that , loading these slings or bags , rather than him standing there and say well ten bags in that sling , put ten down , he could n't do that , so he 'd rather go down the hold that 's happened . |
| 4 | He pulled down the wires that had let Jekub taste the electricity . |
| 5 | Willie Bond , the postman , was pushing his bicycle along the road to Nidden , at the end of his last delivery , and in the distance the rector could see Ella vanishing down the alley that led to Lulling Woods and Dotty Harmer 's house . |
| 6 | The evidence that there had been an intruder was slight but all the same his senses tingled as he walked quietly through the hall , past the staircase and down the passage that led to Jacob 's bed-sitter . |
| 7 | The actors try improvising the scene two or three times while I scribble down the lines that sound good . |
| 8 | ‘ He put down the money that had been initially agreed upon . |
| 9 | They slapped their way hastily along the wet pavements , into the main road , up one block and down the side-road that flanked the cinema . |
| 10 | We will continue our efforts to break down the barriers that prevent them from competing freely throughout Europe and in the wider world . |
| 11 | We can turn our backs on the divisions of the past , and tear down the barriers that divide us . |
| 12 | The risks would be less if Congress were to act quickly on reform proposals provided by the administration , which could attract new capital into banking from outside , and break down the barriers that have hampered the growth of strong banks . |
| 13 | That 's right , the continual it 's this continual stuff running down the back that goes for it . |
| 14 | I wish that the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues would stop running down the improvements that have been made in the national health service . |
| 15 | He yearned to gulp down the coffee that remained , he craved to ask for more . |
| 16 | ACTIVITY 3 5–10 mins Note down the points that strike you about this delivery system , the good as well as the bad . |
| 17 | If you need some creative inspiration — which direction to take in your career , which city to move to , how to tackle a relationship problem , where to go on holiday — then for a maximum of twenty minutes , scribble down every idea that comes into your head . |
| 18 | He went inside and the kitchen scents hit him then , laying down a trail that drew him across the creaking boards and down the hall . |
| 19 | Then she has to stroke the horror away from me , like sluicing down a dog that 's come barking from a dirty river . |
| 20 | The rain had darkened his brown hair , and rivulets of water dripped down a face that looked to be carved from teak . |
| 21 | Players do not like setting down an instrument that has just become nicely warmed up , and taking up a cold one , unless there is a very good reason for it . |