Example sentences of "be [to-vb] down the [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Our only escape would be to climb down the face of the rock ; but … ’ her eyes rested on Adam ’ … your brother could not do it , mortal .
2 Perhaps the main achievement of the political right has been to slow down the rate of growth in public spending and to identify some of it as ‘ wasteful ’ .
3 Their aim is to keep down the price of meal ! ’
4 No no no what what Can I can I just say well I 'm What what the treasurer of an event like this needs to do is to note down the source of the cash he receives , to note where it 's coming from different products , how much is being received from that
5 It was to keep down the population of pathogenic microorganisms in hospital that ‘ damp dusting ’ of all laying surfaces used to be considered a nursing activity .
6 That was the end of his second month 's loan after scoring twice in six games ; later he was to turn down the chance of a permanent move .
7 As I read the previous documents , the strategy was to bring down the rate of development in North Yorkshire and that has happened .
8 ‘ I sat in on the Jockey Club working party that drew up these latest proposals Their idea was to bring down the number of strokes and they did not seem very interested in what we , the jockeys , had to say .
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