Example sentences of "[num ord] [pron] [verb] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prepare the cross-spar to the length indicated ( about 60mm longer than the spine ) and you will soon see why it is generally called a ‘ spreader ’ , as you stick first one end down with more strong tape , then have to curve it , in order to fit it within the kite shape at the other end and onto the final corner . |
| 2 | At last I lay down on my bed , and fell asleep . |
| 3 | He then attacked a third which went down in a vertical dive , apparently into the sea . |
| 4 | At last she wound down like an old-fashioned gramophone and rolled onto her back on the grass feeling exhausted . |
| 5 | The last one closed down in 1944 . |
| 6 | At last they slumped down in the sunshine with two long bamboos to chase away the chickens . |
| 7 | When at last he came down to Egypt , Joseph showed him all the love and respect that were a father 's due , all the love and respect that Ham had failed so conspicuously to show to Noah . |