Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb -s] down [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When gannets are on the ground , you ca n't miss the yellowy orange band of colour on the top of their heads which reaches down the back of their necks , and the unusual blue-grey hue of the beaks and feet . |
| 2 | The predisposing factors identified ( Eastman , 1984 , Hickey , 1981 ) include severe physical and mental infirmity which wears down the carer , poor communication , lack of respite care , lack of praise from the dependent person . |
| 3 | Consultant pathologist Dr John Ryan said she was more susceptible to the cold because of a condition called hypothyroidism which slows down the body 's metabolism . |
| 4 | One for the little boy who lives down the avenue ( lane ) . |
| 5 | From this it is deduced that one who is seised must have an estate , and unless he claims through some gift which cuts down the estate then it will be a fee simple … |
| 6 | At the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , work by Janet Hemingway on anopheline mosquitoes has shown that malathion specific resistance is inherited as a single gene controlling a carboxylesterase enzyme which breaks down the malathion to its monoacid . |
| 7 | This is done either by an enzyme which breaks down the neurotransmitter or , more commonly , the neurotransmitter can be transported back into the presynaptic area . |
| 8 | It wo n't obstruct no light though because I told you the sun is more er , without the back it joins down the car |
| 9 | Below the vernier is an illuminated mute button which shuts down the output socket sited on the far right , so when the tuner is put in line between the guitar and amp it mutes the signal after the tuner , for silent tuning on stage . |
| 10 | with new men she moves down the Sound |
| 11 | An additional plus for the Anatom is its lining , which has in-built Antibac , an antibacterial system which slows down the growth of bacteria on the skin , an unusual but welcome concept in shoe technology . |
| 12 | The Ponting case also illustrates the ways in which the legitimacy of the state may be threatened if any of its various temporary governors act in a way which breaks down the distinction between state and government , and by wrapping the acts of particular governments in the flag of the state , make it impossible to attack one without assaulting the other . |
| 13 | As with the other grammatical devices we have been considering , the function of the article is to set contextual co-ordinates in a way which narrows down the range of inference . |
| 14 | For some operators , there is the added benefit of a deal put together and managed by a service company which cuts down the workload for in-house geophysicists . |
| 15 | The way it slips down the neck of your new one-piece after you 've crossed your tips and plunged head-first into the stuff . |
| 16 | The perming process is made up of three basic elements — the perm solution which breaks down the structure of the hair ; the curler around which the hair is wound and the neutraliser which resets the hair into its new shape around the roller . |
| 17 | If the nylon itself breaks down the tent is irreparable . |
| 18 | He takes the flak every time he walks down the touchline . ’ |