Example sentences of "first [noun] [verb] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is to suggest as strongly as possible that the first words written down about anything important are almost never ‘ right ’ — whatever that might mean in this context . |
| 2 | We spotted our first reindeer lying down in a hollow by the roadside some distance ahead and , as I had a telephoto lens on the camera , the others encouraged me to have a go at stalking it . |
| 3 | But yesterday 's announcement really amounts to an admission that the Government badly bungled its first attempt to lay down by law how English should be taught in schools — only two years ago . |
| 4 | Is not one 's first act to kneel down and thank God ? |
| 5 | The first exercise to close down a major AEA site took place . |
| 6 | First Man looked down and saw that he was naked , and hurried away to find fig leaves to cover himself … |
| 7 | The first man walking down would be totally exposed — helpless . |
| 8 | When exiting from the stage , a first violinist bent down in fake adoration to kiss her feet . |
| 9 | In time the first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees . |
| 10 | Strikes are our abhorrence and the first principle laid down is that the owner 's property is the first care of the member of the society to see to' . |
| 11 | Their first pints washed down the sandwiches . |
| 12 | She talked with him for nearly ten minutes , and as the officers drew her away , Walford snatched her hand and kissed it , ‘ some tears for the first time rolling down his cheeks ’ . |