Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes such material is simply tipped-in or stuck down on a blank ; the professional may prefer to inlay it on paper to match the size of the volume , which will often be fairly large . |
| 2 | Grateful though he was — and there are few examples of anyone more grateful and generous than he was to those who had in any way helped him or even just been around in the bad times — he was not going to be craven or knuckle down like a goody-two-shoes . |
| 3 | But McGrath , who has had eight operations on his knees , revealed this could be his swansong , saying : ‘ I will decide at the end of the season , but I 'd rather quit at the top than drop down to a lower level , and the knees cause me a lot of pain . |
| 4 | It is no longer a steam locomotive but a fast diesel pulling a trail of red , white and blue carriages , an express that rumbles down to Ashqelon between the orchards and the sea . |
| 5 | The insecurities remain because they were so entrenched at a very important developmental time when as children they were dependent and let down . |
| 6 | Felipe was standing on the cliff-top and looking down , and Maggie felt guilty again as belatedly she remembered the horse . |
| 7 | He vehemently dislikes smoking and while they were together she stopped smoking and cut down on drinking . |
| 8 | Stop smoking and cut down on sugary snacks . |
| 9 | The coal was easier to come at , water presented less of a drainage problem , and the pack-horses could go up light and come down laden . |
| 10 | The water was thick and brown and went down through the top end of Spaladale at a fearful rate . |
| 11 | The Woman loomed over the group , tall and brown and smiling down at the two mops of black hair — one over a quizzical smile and the other over a scowl . |
| 12 | Margaret herself was dressed in a tight-fitting , damson-coloured gown which emphasised her full , rounded figure whilst her golden hair was unbraided and hung down to her shoulders . |
| 13 | On the pavement , Jo shook herself free and smoothed down the front of her leather mini-skirt . |
| 14 | She jerked her face free and sat down , putting as much distance as possible between herself and those hard , warm fingers without actually running away , although she would have liked to run away right at that moment . |
| 15 | Bishop looked to be held on the line by two Trinity forwards but wriggled like an eel to get free and touch down . |
| 16 | As he neared it , he suddenly stopped , staggered and sat down abruptly on a chair , leaning forward and holding his head in his hands . |
| 17 | thank you , now we 're going to bind this up , you take the long edge , sorry that goes down the long edge comes first of all over the two fingers and round the base of the thumb |
| 18 | We are helping to set up protected National Parks and helping communities to ‘ harvest ’ the forests , so they see how much more valuable the forests are intact than cut down . |
| 19 | So often on this project even the oldest locals interested in what I was doing had no memory , actual or handed down , of the people mentioned by JTR . |
| 20 | Investment bankers say that grey markets allow short-selling that drives down a new issue 's price . |
| 21 | Gabby , who , with her husband , was preparing to run a guest house and had quite enough to do at home , cooked and brought down to the new house a hearty and beautifully cooked meal each evening , and filthy and exhausted the three of us would wolf it down . |
| 22 | It was warm and ran down their bodies in rivulets . |
| 23 | They feel gloomy and weighed down so they think ‘ Why not escape to the country ’ ? ’ |
| 24 | The yard was squalid and run down , the lads slouched about the place resentfully , the tack was old and dirty with repair patches showing on almost every item of leather . |
| 25 | If we were to construct a ‘ ladder ’ of non-fatal offences , starting with the most serious and moving down to the least serious , the offence of attempted murder should be placed at the top . |
| 26 | In the case of ‘ minor events ’ which were arranged to cope with less complex proposals the programme was similar but scaled down to take only half a day . |
| 27 | It might be as straightforward as writing down or calling out an answer , pressing a button , etc. or it may be a task that requires manipulative skills such as wiring an electrical component or threading a needle . |
| 28 | Fly right to the platform under the last button you hit , go up and collect the arrow , go down and right , go left and right through the platforms to get to the bottom , at the bottom go up the other side of the wall , collect the star and fly left over the spikes , collect the arrow and recharge your flying abilities on the star , fly right and go down , go right to the star in the grass , collect it and fly up , push the crate down , fall down . |
| 29 | moving to the left and to the right and sliding down . |
| 30 | This seems an effort to fit a cult-statue into a building with a sacrificial pit ; and though it was in profile that one saw these statues as one came in or went out , if one looked up as one passed under the beam which hid them , one saw them again , carved in very low relief on its underside , standing frontal and looking down at one : altogether an astonishing conception . |