Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [to-vb] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes chemicals known as buffers are added to slow down the reaction rate thereby reducing corrosiveness . |
| 2 | They are preparing a new bid but meanwhile homeless men are already being turned away as staff have been told to run down the unit ready for closure on March 31 . |
| 3 | Its " root " system has been found to extend down the face of a cliff 12m ( 40ft ) , and breaking the rhizomes stimulates buds on the remainder to sprout and produce more growth and spores . |
| 4 | In practice , the state scheme contributions pre-empt a slice of incomes which would otherwise be available for saving through pension schemes , and thus to that extent would be expected to slow down the growth of non-state provision . |
| 5 | On the basis of these small but important findings , a case could be made to close down the whole of the provision in this sector . |
| 6 | This will be called automatically on system shutdown ( provided you specify YES to site-specific shutdown procedures ) , and can of course also be used to shut down the LIFESPAN Processes with the VAX running . |
| 7 | The problem each system faced was that the matching process created a large number of partial solutions , and various heuristics had to be used to cut down the search space . |
| 8 | Parliament and King agreed that a militia must be raised to put down the rebellion , but neither would trust its control to the other . |
| 9 | It is understood that the Bank of England backed higher rates to protect the pound but was less convinced that they needed to be raised to cool down the economy any further . |
| 10 | Students may by now feel competent to generalise , and they should be encouraged to write down the number of patterns in a 4 × 2 grid , and test their answer by drawing . |
| 11 | The Review recommended that there be a fixed period within which the parties would be required to set down the case for trial or to report to the court . |
| 12 | The Podkrepa Trade Union Federation remained on strike alert from July 20 , but rejected the UDF accusation that its actions were intended to bring down the government . |
| 13 | Four men were needed to hold down the steering oars , which bucked in their harnesses like panicked elephants . |
| 14 | ‘ My officers and I are determined to track down the offender before he does any more harm , ’ said Mr Hodson . |
| 15 | One of the central parts of my Bill is intended to cut down the number of pedestrian casualties , and I shall explain that more fully later . |
| 16 | A laborious internal review of the Long-Term Costing is undertaken to whittle down the gap , and to highlight vulnerable programmes so that the Secretary of State can be given the strongest possible brief to help him fight for a higher allocation of resources ; and conversely to enable him to fend off attacks by other high-spending ministers , who are intent on grabbing a larger share for themselves , often at the expense of Defence . |
| 17 | Whilst no attempt is made to play down the importance of local rules to meet local needs , the existence of certain shared values is reflected in the provisions of the Code . |
| 18 | They also dance about possible new nest sites , and about water sources when water is needed to cool down the nest . |
| 19 | ‘ As things stand Mr Patten is minded to turn down the application , but there will be a 21-day stay of execution for appeals . ’ |
| 20 | The increase was even felt to be too great : in 1964 , when British groups reached 212 , it was decided to slow down the growth in the UK — not to ‘ act upon the ephemeral enthusiasms of an odd individual ’ , but to go for quality . |
| 21 | No outlet was provided and , once the leat was full , the water was allowed to overflow down the hillside via sluice gates or boards , raising the temperature of the frosted land to that of the spring water and encouraging the grass to grow early — again to help feed sheep and lambs in the early spring . |