Example sentences of "[vb infin] down on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the third floor offices of the NME you could gaze down on the clueless hordes below . |
| 2 | If standard steps are followed on each occasion , it should be easier to prevent mistakes occurring and ensure that the terms are incorporated into all contracts ; in addition , if the normal procedures do break down on a particular occasion , it may be possible to rely on the previous course of dealing . |
| 3 | He also says that Caesar started off in the lower classes and built himself up to where he stood and could only look down on the lower classes by turning his back on his friends and former colleagues . |
| 4 | Eva said , ‘ For Christ 's sake , ca n't you cut down on the bloody mysticism — we 're not in Beckenham now . |
| 5 | ‘ Must cut down on the bloody fags , ’ he told himself . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Leaks from Clinton 's team suggest Democrats may clamp down on the massive amounts executives can earn . |
| 8 | He continued : ‘ With criminal trespass , all they can do is go down on a daily basis and charge people . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Its prime target is an audience of decision makers whose names you can write down on a single sheet of paper . |
| 11 | We can get down on the high street any of these times and it drops us back up here . |
| 12 | They sat for a long time in silence watching the Atlantic crash down on the empty shore . |
| 13 | ‘ Are n't you and Charles due to go off on holiday soon ? ’ she queried , when tea and biscuits were duly dispensed to Lucy and she could sit down on a wicker-backed chair and sip her own . |
| 14 | I helped him sit down on the one centre thwart and arranged his legs as comfortably as possible , Harry cursing and wincing by turns . |