Example sentences of "[to-vb] down [noun sg] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deal is not affected by this week 's decision to slow down part of the emergency aid agreed upon by the Twelve in December because of the repression in the Baltic republics . |
| 2 | After the race , the track was redesigned to slow down traffic at the corners . |
| 3 | A scheme to slow down traffic in the area has already been agreed by the County Council , but Chairman of the District Council , Ken Hall , says ‘ this is n't the end to all the problems ’ . |
| 4 | Specific work on it in secondary schools is often essential in order to break down resistance to the subject . |
| 5 | To break down tension in the shoulders and arms , buttocks and thighs , make loose fists and , keeping your elbows and wrists relaxed , drum quickly over the flesh . |
| 6 | While Greg was living up at the farm she forgot to bring down milk for the cat . |