Example sentences of "down [conj] [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of this , however , could be achieved by closing down and/or modernizing the grossly-polluting industries of eastern Germany . |
| 2 | looking down and seeing the young man again . |
| 3 | Milton 's top goal scorer , Nigel Mott was now settling down and causing the lanky Bob Styman problems at the back for Bishops Cleve with his probing runs down the right . |
| 4 | It rejoices in the unrivalled might of Israel 's God , the creator of the world , and in his habit of turning human affairs upside down and bringing the powerless to positions of strength . |
| 5 | Stories were told of whole communities sitting down and wailing the old tune whilst waiting for the slave masters to arrive and incarcerate their bodies and souls . |
| 6 | The Yugo finally skidded to a halt upside down and straddling the middle lane . |
| 7 | Clarke had already achieved fame as a law enforcer by tracking down and executing the famous dandy highwayman , Jack Rann . |