Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] down [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will be occasions when you want to drain down the cold water system . |
| 2 | I shall return to that point later , but I want to put down a clear marker now . |
| 3 | The man who called himself Hope went down the sleepy cow-crossed and vagrant-strewn main street of Keswick with the speed and determination of the utterly resolved . |
| 4 | If the Government decide to run down the nuclear industry , apart from the loss of 120,000 jobs in the north-west , in the area that I represent , would it be possible to meet the Government 's target for reduced carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2005 , let alone by the year 2000 , under the Labour party 's policy ? |
| 5 | , you had a built in , and on the left , they 've torn down the whole building . |
| 6 | Yeah , I mean , they 've torn down the whole building inside the big . |
| 7 | This means people with As at A-level , first class or good 2.1 honours degree , first time passes in chartered accountancy , or graduates who 've held down a managerial post in industry and done an MBA . |
| 8 | You need to jot down the main purpose , headings , ideas … then build your structure before you begin . |
| 9 | Maybe you need to track down an old kitchen manufacturer , or perhaps you 've just signed a contract to get rid of a high-pressure salesman , and are worried because there does n't appear to be a get-out clause . |
| 10 | The Ford Pay claim coincides with negotiations at Vauxhall where leaders of the 9,000 manual workers have turned down a two-year offer giving 9.1 per cent in the first year and inflation plus £3 in the second . |
| 11 | Members in Ireland have tracked down the original carriage ; it was acting as a holiday home , and was virtually intact ! |
| 12 | The German environmental authorities have closed down the Central Institute for Isotope and Radiation Research , a nuclear research centre based in East Berlin after officials discovered massive contamination of the soil on the premises during routine tests . |
| 13 | The Lithuanian authorities have closed down the nuclear reactor at Ignalina because of a unspecified fault . |
| 14 | When you have noted down every single thing which you wish to discuss use the information to prepare a well-ordered list of questions to take in with you . |
| 15 | I have set down the following experience as one that has haunted me for many years . |
| 16 | Or bits that have gone down the wrong way ? |
| 17 | ‘ We 've come to ask you savage bloody chaps why the hell you have cut down a pleasant grove of willows . ’ |
| 18 | Before you can have a revolution you have to break down the existing system . ’ |
| 19 | Before you can have a revolution you have to break down the existing system . |
| 20 | And before we can create this new confident person , we frequently have to break down the poor self-image he or she has acquired over the years . |
| 21 | ‘ Maybe we need to tone down the sexy image a little , Mandy . |
| 22 | The Germans have shut down the remaining Chernobyl-style RBMK-1000 nuclear plants in the eastern part of their now united country . |