Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [verb] [verb] down [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This simple but effective method of steam generation eliminates the need for a boiler so helping to cut down the incidence of scaling while also reducing water consumption by up to 80 per cent . |
| 2 | SERB Premier Milan Panic yesterday vowed to shut down the Yugoslav torture camps within 30 days . |
| 3 | The defences of Wytschaete were penetrated early in the morning and British troops immediately began to move down the eastern slopes of the ridge . |
| 4 | To see Portillo as the chief axeman even sent shudders down the spine of some Tory back-benchers who argued for keeping large areas of the welfare state out of the Government 's review , particularly health and pensions . |
| 5 | BBM just need to calm down a little 'cos when they do , like on the unsolved murder and injustice ballad ‘ 16 Years ’ , they sound sincerely committed . |
| 6 | Those closest to Camilla yesterday tried to play down the scandal . |
| 7 | Read it aloud half a dozen times then try to set down the framework and some key ‘ trigger words ’ on half a dozen index cards . |
| 8 | Benjamin 's hands positively itched to take down the leather , jewel-embossed tomes ( so did mine for other reasons ) , but Mandeville shook his head . |
| 9 | Knocker suddenly stopped mopping down the bar and looked at Yanto . |
| 10 | A Downing Street spokeswoman yesterday sought to play down the significance of the meeting , saying : ‘ The Prime Minister sees all sorts of people from time to time to talk about issues that interest her . ’ |
| 11 | A quick straw poll of parents revealed that the little children are thrilled to get their letters marked Santaland or Reindeerland , and believe that Santa really does come down the chimney while they 're asleep . |
| 12 | Since there is also other well known evidence collected by Sachs , Kirkpatrick , Zaslaw and others from L'Affilard , Pajot , la Chapelle , Marguet , Quantz , Pasquali , Choquel , Engramelle et al. , indicating that from 1717 to 1775 minuets were danced both fast and slow , anywhere between MM 53 and 80 per bar , is it really likely that it was only during the 1780s that musicians of the time just happened to slow down the minuet , playing only the bottom side of minuet tempos and not the top side then to speed up again afterwards by the 1790s and 1800s ? |
| 13 | If the LTA really wants to break down the class barriers in British tennis , then let it encourage families of lesser means into the game — not discourage them . |
| 14 | Strikingly , MITI frequently tried to slow down the rate of accumulation to avoid overcapacity , a problem exacerbated by the increasing size of new plants which reduced the number to be built each year . |