Example sentences of "[verb] down the [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for the interested amateur the travel companies offer trips which include opportunities to follow the grey whales of the San Ignacio Lagoon , view tigers in India , search for orchids and birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea , or track down the gorillas in the Mountains of the Moon . |
| 2 | Then I took some smaller bombs and planted them inside some of the rabbit holes , stamping down the roofs of the tunnel entrances so that they caved in and left only the straw fuses sticking out . |
| 3 | Laverne points down the bank on the other side of the road . |
| 4 | However , Marx believed that ruling class ideology could only slow down the disintegration of the system . |
| 5 | AIDS patients are being given a new vaccine which could slow down the effects of the disease . |
| 6 | This narrowing or furring up of the arteries can slow down the flow of the blood to your heart ( giving rise to the condition known as angina ) or even cut off the supply completely , at which point a heart attack then occurs . |
| 7 | The Institute of Housing , in more moderate tones , claims that the replacement of fair rents by market rents will slow down the decline of the private rented sector rather than revive it . |
| 8 | Any friction at the hammer pivot will slow down the movement of the hammer , tending to make the action sluggish . |
| 9 | It is believed the characteristic dimply appearance results from a build-up of toxins and fluid which can slow down the metabolism of the cells . |
| 10 | But , to his credit , de Valera toned down the catholicism in the drafts suggested to him by the clergy , consulted Rome , and was successful in getting it at least to be neutral about his preferred formulations ( Keogh 1987 : . |
| 11 | In addition to specifying what the core should contain , the framework laid down the percentage of the timetable to be allocated to some subjects , for example , English and mathematics were each to be allocated ten per cent . |
| 12 | With the final umbrella of the Charter , which theoretically laid down the principles of the paper and what it stood for , the last bricks were put into the edifice . |
| 13 | Something with a dull gleam flew from his hand , tumbling down the slope of the dune . |
| 14 | He watched in agony as Ram , with the deliberate movements of long service and old age , tore the cartridge , emptied the powder into the muzzle , and took his ramrod to drive down the rest of the cartridge . |
| 15 | Returning to the kitchen , Robyn turns down the thermostat of the central heating and checks that the back door of the house is locked and bolted . |
| 16 | Since , in 1850 , the one bastion of that order which had escaped major trouble in 1848 was the Russian Empire , it was likely that at some point France would throw down the gauntlet to the tsar . |
| 17 | He 's trampled on my alstroemerias and my dahlias , kicked out my cucumber frame and broken down the fence into the orchard . ’ |
| 18 | If the red ball goes down the edge of the white ball ? |
| 19 | The wind has varied for them between 20 and 40 knots and it has , in the main , blown from the west , allowing them sleigh rides down the faces of the big waves . |
| 20 | Most experts agree that restoring the balance would entail a massive engineering project drawing down the levels of the reservoirs to below that of the dams to enable young fish to reach the sea quicker . |
| 21 | After he 'd found the half-burned counterfoil slips from the railway tickets stuffed down the back of the apartment 's disused fireplace , his next move had been to return to his Militia post and report that an anonymous source had given him some information on the whereabouts of Alina Petrovna , escapee from the prison hospital and probable murderer of the psychiatrist Belov . |
| 22 | At that moment , too , there was another diversion — a large black and white cat appeared from some kitchen region and stalked down the passage between the tables . |
| 23 | Waving his men into a pincer formation , Mortimer surprised the small group of machete-wielding rebels who were trying to wear down the staff of the building . |
| 24 | It is difficult not to see in that agreement what has come to be called the ‘ cascade ’ model of curriculum development : materials are prepared centrally and passed down the line for the classroom functionaries to implement . |
| 25 | If they 're becoming as disabled as you think they are , they wo n't be allowed just to go down the way to the shops will they if the nearest shops are twenty miles down the road ! |
| 26 | No longer did they have to go down the backstairs during the night , and into the yard and across it to where the three outdoor lavatories stood . |
| 27 | Rangers went ahead when a superb ball from John Brown allowed David Robertson to go down the line on the left , and McCoist was on the spot to whip home the cross . |
| 28 | All the motorways were cleared and our sixteen car motorcade cruised down the centre of the freeway at 6Omph . |
| 29 | As I was struggling down the yard with the fully laden bucket a few minutes later a neighbour , Mrs Woods , saw me . |
| 30 | If the risk-free hedge is seen to produce a greater return than the risk-free rate then arbitrage will take place as investors offer to write more calls and so bring down the price of the option . |