Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] down [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their spokesman said that the men were prepared to close down the generating plant immediately , but it would mean that the grid would go and that factories and hospitals would be without power for an indefinite time . |
| 2 | It is easy to write down an equivalent definition of unc that is a straightforward recursion on syntax . |
| 3 | The second related issue is whether it is appropriate to set down a single structure which puts topics under specific headings , given the interdisciplinary nature of the subject . |
| 4 | However , it is impossible to lay down a precise test against which the adequacy of disclosure may be assessed . |
| 5 | … With regard to a firm or a company , it is impossible to lay down an exhaustive rule as to what would be a libel on them . |
| 6 | It is not easy to lay down a simple formula based on time and geographical area as each case will turn on its own facts . |
| 7 | But these days it 's hard to track down the old equipment . |
| 8 | Wine glasses will look effective arranged down a long dinner table , alternating single large blooms with groups of tiny flowers . |
| 9 | But we 've been unable to track down an official aid organisation which has worked with her . |
| 10 | Armed with this information , the genealogist should be able to track down the relevant baptism entry in a parish or nonconformist register in the years before civil registration began . |
| 11 | Although you may not be able to track down the precise cause under such circumstances , it can be possible to devise a means of overcoming the problem in most cases of this type . |
| 12 | Although the underlying reasons are not fully understood , it does appear that certain female sex hormones are able to damp down the dominant urge . |
| 13 | Wood , 24 , has played in 27 first-class matches and scored 960 runs without ever being able to hold down a regular spot . |
| 14 | You end up er collapsed , taking deep breaths , and what that is trying to do is that the deep breaths are circulating oxygen into the body , the oxygen is then able to break down the lactic acid into other substances which are less harmful . |
| 15 | If you 're knitting a wide piece of knitting and changing the yarn less than every two rows , it 's advisable to lay down the driving lever . |
| 16 | It is vital to bring down a high fever immediately by using infant paracetamol , removing any extra clothing , opening a window in a warm room or by tepid sponging . |
| 17 | It is not possible to lay down a general rule for recording findings and reasons since that depends on the nature of the evidence and of the case . |
| 18 | To catch the offending shrimp , it is often necessary to strip down the entire tank , rock by rock , until it is found . |
| 19 | Consequently , degeneracy can not occur and , assuming b i , … , b m are integers , it is only necessary to round down the optimal solution to the perturbed problem to obtain an optimal solution to the original problem . |
| 20 | Spokesman David Williams is , however , anxious to play down the Red Menace theory . |
| 21 | More urgent was the need to find out why Piper had felt it necessary to shut down the neural net like this . |
| 22 | In hot weather some form of shading is necessary to keep down the internal temperature , as well as to shield plants from direct sunlight . |
| 23 | As we have said , it 's not always possible to pin down the exact reason for Cystitis attacks , or why some women suffer so repeatedly . |
| 24 | If the Minister is saying that the proposal is liable to bog down the entire system and cause administrative chaos , he may be right as regards some of the effects . |