Example sentences of "[vb infin] down [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A day to unwind and slow down to the leisurely pace of a Greek Cruise . |
| 2 | There is a fire-tinge of violence to it here in New York , as there is to everything in this city , which just wo n't slow down like the other city did and get more innocent and less crazy and less dirty-colourful . |
| 3 | From the third floor offices of the NME you could gaze down on the clueless hordes below . |
| 4 | In their small hamlets drink was associated with Cossack brutality , when horsemen would swoop down into the Jewish shtetels after Easter and terrorize the people . |
| 5 | This means that even if there were events before the big bang , one could not use them to determine what would happen afterward , because predictability would break down at the big bang . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Uneaten food , and anything once living that dies or lies in the tank will break down in a similar fashion . |
| 8 | You can choose between matt , satin or gloss finishes for the degree of shine you want , and can then merely wipe down with a damp cloth to keep clean . |
| 9 | Sometimes during the night someone from Wouldham would run down to the opposite bank and call for the Doctor . |
| 10 | He pulled up and we could look down through the grey cloud-mist to the centre of the village where an old stone bridge and several houses were crumbling into the river . |
| 11 | In a gap in the trees I can now look down over a green vegetable pointillism of tree-tops , falling away down to the town . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Something with four solid walls the wo n't blow down in the first puff of wolf 's breath . |
| 14 | Also Simon is one of my best mates and I knew he 'd buckle down with the right team if he was in with a chance of winning . ’ |
| 15 | DIXONS Group financial director Tony Dignum will step down from the electrical retailer 's main board early next month but will remain finance director of its shops in Britain and America . |
| 16 | Only last week , Isosceles confirmed that chief executive Alistair Mitchell-Innes will step down in the near future . |
| 17 | The move was widely interpreted as a confirmation of Keating 's position as Hawke 's successor , and fuelled speculation that the Prime Minister might step down before the next election . |
| 18 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 19 | If it were n't , the star would collapse down to a certain size and then stay like that . |
| 20 | Eva said , ‘ For Christ 's sake , ca n't you cut down on the bloody mysticism — we 're not in Beckenham now . |
| 21 | ‘ Must cut down on the bloody fags , ’ he told himself . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Leaks from Clinton 's team suggest Democrats may clamp down on the massive amounts executives can earn . |
| 24 | From the top you can go down into the old crater via a scree slope which , viewed from the other side , looks impossibly steep ( ’ I 'm never going down there ! ’ ) but is actually quite easy ( the descent is 600ft . ) . |
| 25 | NINETEEN EIGHTY-TWO just might go down as a memorable year in the history of Britain , if not the rest of the world . |
| 26 | This will go down as a crucial staging post in the sport 's history in this country . ’ |
| 27 | So do they go down as a new intake . |
| 28 | The toll in what will go down as the worst rioting in US history is incomprehensible . |
| 29 | They could go down to the Sain Caernarfon League . |
| 30 | Some of you are still without your costumes so if you could all go down to the municipal tip and see if you can flush out any dustbin lids it would be a great help . ’ |