Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] down on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Must cut down on the bloody fags , ’ he told himself . |
| 2 | From the third floor offices of the NME you could gaze down on the clueless hordes below . |
| 3 | Leaks from Clinton 's team suggest Democrats may clamp down on the massive amounts executives can earn . |
| 4 | Well , I think if you see a good idea , you want to share it , and I think anything that we can do that will cut down on the terrible casualties and the deaths on our roads of , particularly of children , we must do it . |
| 5 | I make no impression on it and all the time I am afraid that its flapping tail will come down on the taut line and snap it like a dry twig . |
| 6 | We can get down on the high street any of these times and it drops us back up here . |