Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [to-vb] down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gives up a day job to write down the stories — of the Secret Mountain , the Sound that could be Seen , the Slow Children and the Magic Duvet — that he once told for free to a rabble of offspring and other kin and friends . |
| 2 | The decision by the Cambrian News board to close down the company 's newspaper printing operation in Aberystwyth , after 103 years in the town , stems from plans to improve the quality of the paper to meet competition from other newspapers in Ceredigion , Montgomeryshire , Meirionnydd and Dwyfor . |
| 3 | The solvent used tends to be methylene chloride thickened with SCMC to a gel consistency to slow down the evaporation of the solvent and to make the product easy to apply . |
| 4 | The process uses a natural gas flame to break down the effluent into sulphur dioxide . |
| 5 | If this is the case , then you may well want lots of hardy infantry and plenty of missile troops to scythe down the opposition as they advance on your army . |
| 6 | They ordered the auto firm to haul down the flags , claiming they were ‘ excessive ’ in a residential area . |
| 7 | Erm fi , finally what I say on , is , that we do need er , some firm indication this evening erm in order to enable Moat Housing Society to draw down the housing association grant for the housing corporation erm and to enable us , obviously to sign a er , the legal agreement with them . |
| 8 | A check was done on the pH and a proprietary acid buffer was added to bring it down to 6.5 Softening resin was added in a box filter to bring down the hardness to 8°DGH . |
| 9 | On one fake astrolabe examined recently the faker had clearly got bored and resorted to an angle grinder to wear down the edges , leaving very characteristic scratches ; unfortunately most fakers are much more painstaking ! |
| 10 | I would be grateful if you can recommend a mastic solution to stick down the blocks . |