Example sentences of "down [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IN Tetris on the NES , if you keep select held down during play , you 'll knock up a high score of 10,000 points every time a block lands . |
| 2 | Sarita became with-drawn , often breaking down during school . |
| 3 | Simmer potatoes slowly to reduce any tendency for them to break down during cooking . |
| 4 | The leak took place in a " hot cell " , used for treating highly radioactive waste , during a switch to an emergency power system while the main power was shut down during construction work . |
| 5 | The trained person applies them in ways that are laid down during training . |
| 6 | Postnatal problems can make breastfeeding difficult because sitting is so painful ; for example , if you have haemorrhoids from bearing down during delivery or long labour , or stitches in the perineum . |
| 7 | Reactors were closed down during gales |
| 8 | Cos when you 're sitting down for ages |
| 9 | It was in the bag by half-time , when Bob Phillips touched down for try number 3. 22-9 the final score and the final verdict of coach Keith Richardson . |
| 10 | the cherry and whites pack bulldozed their way to the line and sure enough after lots of huff and puff pushed over and touched down for try number three … |
| 11 | I have n't bothered to put myself down for tutorial or shall |
| 12 | You do n't put the roof down for air , you turn the air-conditioning on . ’ |
| 13 | I put me son James down for Eton . |
| 14 | Eventually , a couple who had been putting food down for Sadie for about six months managed to trap her in a garage and driveway . |
| 15 | But at this second exhibition Flatpattern 's ex-wife , who has been trying to track him down for alimony , appears , denounces him and the syndicate and mayhem breaks out . |
| 16 | They accost me in the street every time I walk every time I walk down for money , they 're |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd far rather you waited until it 's light , or went down for Bob . ’ |
| 18 | With an annual rate of 5,000 unsolicited manuscripts , 90 per cent of which are turned down for publication , the editors are in a good position to choose exactly what is required for ‘ the rose of romance ’ brand-name . |
| 19 | He was a Hollywood man , used to having huge cranes going up and down for musicals . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Quick , Sammy , what about the information he was writing down for Jim ? ’ |
| 21 | Apart from the stunning beauty of the surrounding countryside , one of my most enduring memories of that weekend was always being last down for breakfast . |
| 22 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 23 | Let's say you get up in the morning and spend 15 minutes sitting down for breakfast . |
| 24 | I 'm being silly , it 's not important , she had told herself sternly as she had brushed her teeth before hurrying down for breakfast . |
| 25 | Felipe had gone before Maggie came down for breakfast the next day . |
| 26 | ‘ Uncle Jake says we 've to be down for breakfast in a quarter of an hour . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I have to go out today , ’ Fernando told her when she came down for breakfast on the terrace the next morning . |
| 28 | Cos mummy only just come down for breakfast . |
| 29 | Excuse me , I was the one who h was last in the bathroom and therefore was last down for breakfast . |
| 30 | He still liked to come down for meals but often could n't last out and would leave his food and return . |