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Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [noun] down [prep] the " in BNC.

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1	That mistaken arrogance , too , had let South Africa down off the field since boorish behaviour at receptions had earned the tour party a bad reputation .
2	There was coughing and shuffling and a lot of page-turning as the court prepared to move on to the next case , and Donaldson helped Mrs Balanchine down from the witness-box .
3	Zambia slammed hir fists down on the table , causing the Sindy droid to bleep unexpectedly .
4	It is a technique which can also help keep sample size down in the case of a large survey .
5	‘ I suppose we are getting a bit blasé about having television companies down at the railway , ’ admitted Operations Manager Martin Millar .
6	Stephenson also sends Durham Edition down for the Food Brokers Ferrero Rocher Handicap Chase but due to defections the weights go up 14lb and he is topweight with 11st 10lb .
7	Stephenson also sends Durham Edition down for the Food Brokers Ferrero Rocher Handicap Chase but due to defections the weights go up 14lb and he is topweight with 11st 10lb .
8	The government is now faced with the realisation that treatment alone will not get lead levels down to the 50 ug/litre required by the Directive .
9	In a nutshell , development and democracy — the beginnings of a transformation of the discriminatory economic and political relationships that have held West Belfast down since the rise of industrial capitalism in the north-east of Ireland .
10	This still leaves Britain way down on the pasta-eating league .
11	And even if Nigel Lawson contains inflation and brings interest rates down over the next year , Labour will be able to remind voters ‘ Do n't forget ’ .
12	Unless a lot of people start looking beyond the bottom of their pockets , many houses will remain unsold for at least another year , because the Government is unlikely to bring interest rates down until the run-up to the next general election .