Example sentences of "have [vb pp] down [prep] an " in BNC.
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1 | Not only that , but he must have swallowed the large Garry Dog I had on the line , which must have floated down in an unrestricted way to him . ’ |
2 | Growing up in a South African mining town , the son of a reasonably successful lawyer , he might easily have settled down to an ordinary , respectable career , following his father into law , perhaps , as one of his cousins did , or becoming an architect like another of them . |
3 | The government could have clamped down at an early stage with tough deflationary policies . |
4 | Writer Brad Darrach , who had flown down for an interview with Hopper , described the scene that developed : ‘ By mid-afternoon , the games became serious . |
5 | By the time he had rushed down in an elevator and emerged on the track , the other two medallists had received their medals — and the national anthem was being played without anybody on the gold medal podium . |
6 | Above the knee , Santa shed 1¼ inches , and those flabby thighs had toned down by an inch . |
7 | ‘ We would deny any suggestion we have backed down on an agreement . |