Example sentences of "down over [art] [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 In the past , samples of children 's language have been collected using a diary approach where examples of children 's utterances , together with a description of the surrounding context , were simply written down over a period of weeks or months ( Miller 1981a ) .
2 Fibrous tissue replaces this , the capillaries heal and contract down over a period of months to leave a linear scar .
3 A currency which gradually adjusts up or down over a period of time , depending on the intrinsic strength of the economy which supports it , is much less likely to attract the eye of the speculator than one which is about to burst the artificial dam which has been built around it .
4 Then Carrie jumped aside as a passing bus threw up some slush from the gutter , and as she brushed her hands down over the bottom of her coat , she said , ‘ You 'd think they did it on purpose , ’ and as he went to assist her she stayed his hands , saying , ‘ It 'll only make it worse .
5 That increases the surface tension on the top of the coffee — or is it the specific gravity ? — so that when you dribble the cream slowly down over the back of the spoon it stays on the top . ’
6 Though her hair was not quite dry Franca began to plait it very fast , letting a long thick plait materialise between her nimble hands , then tossing it over her shoulder and letting it hang down over the back of the chair .
7 One large hand held her down over the back of the upright chair , so that the top of her head was pushed into the seat .
8 Werner was in his late forties with a short , stocky physique , thinning brown hair and a neatly trimmed russet moustache that tapered down over the corners of his mouth .
9 The 40-tonne space complex showered down over the foothills of the Andes in western Argentina .
10 You can see there 's been a wee bit of damage to that ligament just where it goes down over the top of that bone .
11 The dark , lazy appraisal moved down over the jut of her breasts beneath the soft material , and she shivered involuntarily , despite the warm night .
12 Next time it might come down over the centre of a large city . ’
13 From the train we looked down over the clutter of the rooftops , things broken , things abandoned , things stored and forgotten : broken water-jugs , wheel-less bicycles , rolls of rush matting .
14 He straightened up easily as he spoke , and the lidded gaze moved laconically down over the outline of her body beneath the thin bedcover .
15 The way he stood , I remarked to the Reverend Feather , the way he bowed his head down over the loss of your mother , Stephen .
16 Cabinet negotiations had broken down over the balance of power in the government , with the " small coalition " demanding greater control over the economy than the PSL was prepared to concede .
17 The generally cooperative partnership between the local states and the developers did break down over the distribution of investment profits from central shopping development .
18 People become vulnerable : they feel very thin-skinned ; over-sensitive and self-pitying ; moody and unpredictable , with a cheerfulness that is transparent and brittle ; they may become tearful , perhaps breaking down over an item of television news or for no apparent reason at all .
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