Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] it down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's quite a complex manoeuvre and so we 'll break it down into the different parts that changing hands , turning the boat around and changing sides . |
| 2 | Just one Peter yes , but we 'll put that down to the going I think , we 'll have to put it down to something , so we 'll put it down to the going . |
| 3 | In the evenings , when Kāli brought the cows home , we 'd take it down to the stable to its mother and she would stretch out her nose to it and blow , and the breath would come out as steam in the cold , evening air . |
| 4 | we 'd put it down in the reception area . |
| 5 | And I used to take it down to the grave yard . |
| 6 | ah , I 've put you a three eight , wide eight thick piece of steel lay it on the top that would hold it down in the middle |
| 7 | Hollywood would turn it down on the grounds that it held no street credibility . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll hide in the boat and the river will carry it down to the bridge . |
| 9 | ‘ Tomorrow we will take it down to the village church . ’ |
| 10 | You 've got to really get to the right of that red , so can rush it down to the , left of that hoop with the red paint on it . |
| 11 | Whatever type of communication system we use , we can break it down into the following parts : ( a ) a source of information ( b ) a device which converts the information into a suitable form for transmission ( c ) the means of communication ( channel of communication ) itself ( d ) perhaps some form of processing circuit(s) at intervals along the way ( e ) a destination for the signal and its conversion into a suitable form ( which is normally that of the original ) and , finally , ( f ) the receiver of the information . |
| 12 | ‘ Then tomorrow , you can take it down to the oven and tell them to put it at the bottom , so it -cooks really slowly , to keep it moist . ’ |
| 13 | You can hear it down in the village . ’ |
| 14 | Yes , he can continue at that level of a hundred and ninety but he 's obviously going to have to pay more , because he 's only paid for it for ten years , or he can reduce it down to the original amount . |