Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] down [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To go one down with nine minutes remaining and with only 10 men , we were up against it . ’ |
| 2 | My start was beginning to let me down around this time — Ron and I were concentrating more on my pick-up — but I had the satisfaction of beating Calvin Smith quite comfortably . |
| 3 | She had heard dark mutterings about him but after a few minutes of talking with him she was ready to put it down to common envy . |
| 4 | They have used them already to build communal tents , to extrude life-lines guiding them over plants , or ropes to let themselves down from one twig to another . |
| 5 | There is no need to weigh yourself down with excessive amounts of toiletries unless you are going to a remote area without either chemists or supermarkets . |
| 6 | Generally speaking it is best to avoid complex behaviours with small children and parents but if they are unavoidable ensure that the parents know to break them down into small bits . |
| 7 | If you do n't have a concrete area in front of your stables , move heaven and earth to get one down before next winter ! |
| 8 | got to break it down into little steps and do a bit at a time |
| 9 | Straw : Some is already converted as farmyard manure ; and attempts have been made to break it down in other ways to make a compost base . |
| 10 | But there will be an opportunity for members to look at the present programme which will need pruning to get it down to those guidelines , and they can obviously make any comments they wish to , or any advice they wish to give the P A G in terms of individual schemes or the detail . |
| 11 | She managed to pare it down to two skirts , two jumpers , a cardigan , three coats , a hat , a dressing gown and a black lace evening dress . |
| 12 | So the school 's first job was to cut me down to normal proportions — which they did . |
| 13 | So if you 'd like to bring it down to mumsy sleep . |
| 14 | If the reports on the Foxbat 's speed and defence capabilities were anywhere near correct , the aircraft should be able to evade any naval attempts to bring it down without much trouble . |