Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] down the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er it 's no good saying you 'll turn down the central heating and you 'll only take one holiday instead of two , that 's not really the purpose of retirement , and I think you 've got to be objective about what you 're doing with this . |
| 2 | I suspect part of the reason behind the council buying the ground in 1983 ? was so they could knock down the old rugby league stadium . |
| 3 | An exceptionally aggressive horse may reduce the position of another natural herd leader ; a racehorse that always comes last may slide down the social scale ; whereas a horse low in self-esteem and of a more passive and gentle nature , may , if its confidence is given a considerable boost , decide to dominate other horses formerly higher in the pecking order . |
| 4 | When it did , a solid wall of water , twenty feet deep , would sweep down the old bed , crushing everything in its way , hitting the highway with the force of an express train . |
| 5 | However , if weight loss is excessive , then muscle tissue rather than fat tissue is lost , and this in turn will slow down the metabolic rate , making it more difficult to lose weight thereafter . |
| 6 | They would ally themselves with the united Labour forces and afford the possibilities of developing a mighty Peoples Front which will bring down the National Government . " |
| 7 | LABOUR MP Dennis Skinner believes three things will bring down the Royal Family and turn Britain into a republic — tax , television and history . |
| 8 | Vitamin E : research shows that it interrupts the free radical chain of destruction and so can slow down the ageing process . |
| 9 | They attack high-protein leaves , more acidic ones having less available protein , the optimum pH for the fungus ( pH 5 ) being reached when the material is mixed with the ants ' acidic faeces : then the fungus can break down the hydrolysable tannin/protein complexes . |
| 10 | You can draw down the full amount arranged for your loan all at once , or can take the money in stages . |
| 11 | We can go down the bottom end this way |
| 12 | ‘ It [ the microprocessor ] does n't just hiccup ; it locks up completely and can shut down the whole plant , ’ says John Bull . |
| 13 | You can put down the concrete base and build the kit garage yourself ; lay the base but let the garage manufacturer build it ; or leave everything to him . |