Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] down [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | In the end , I never quite mastered the backhand , but I got the tantrums down to a tee ( you can not be serious ! — Ed ) . |
2 | Bombay-based Anil put India 's failure to exploit its manpower and mind power and its lack of excellence in sport , economics and the arts down to a ‘ Learn what is there and do n't question it ’ attitude . |
3 | Finally Rezia throws the keys down from an upstairs window . |
4 | But if you are careful you can keep the costs down to a minimum . |
5 | We want to keep the commercials down to a minimum . |
6 | The Consumers ' Association , which last month gave Airtours the thumbs down in a Holiday Which ? report on tour operators , described the decision as ‘ baffling ’ and ‘ a severe disappointment ’ . |
7 | Then , he put the problems down to a lack of top speed compared to other machines in the series . |
8 | She put two of the bags down for a rest , and used her free hand to push her dyed black hair back from her eyes . |
9 | We had to put the babies down at a certain time and leave them — it was horrible . |
10 | The problem could just be confined to this guitar and removing the strings and lightly tapping the frets down with a block of wood and a small hammer could well fix it . |
11 | What they used to do is get the er instructors used to come up and used to take the women down on a six and eight seated sleds , sleigh , toboggans |