Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hawks may swoop down from the sky and carry one off . |
| 2 | Every day the Ethiopian planes may swoop down from the sky . |
| 3 | For some reason , this letter so unnerved her that she thought she must rush down to the sea at once , and run the thudding in her head quite out of it . |
| 4 | I think the government should slow down on all its activities at the present time and concentrate on getting the economy right , and everything else put on the back burner . |
| 5 | She knew hat she would be flaunted before the whole of Northumberland if her mother had her way , so , although aware that good form dictated that she should dress down in the country , she took a deep breath and faced the fact that , for their first few outings at least , she would have to wear what Nora called her ‘ dressy ’ clothes . |
| 6 | The Bill does nothing to increase the powers of the courts if order should break down inside a prison , although it touches in a new way on some of the matters relating to aiding and abetting an escape outside a prison . |
| 7 | And Dickens does mention both , I am told , ’ Auguste added anxiously in case Rose too should look down upon this departure from the true Dickensian menu . |
| 8 | Theology in all its guises should step down from its exalted position and take its place alongside all other human activities and contribute to an autonomous religion only what is relevant , and that with no more authority than is accorded any other sphere of human endeavour . |
| 9 | The Plaintiff must set down within six months of close of pleadings ; if no request is made within 15 months , the action is automatically struck out . |
| 10 | It considered that if the Community 's system of quotas in its present form allowed member states to introduce certain requirements whose compatibility with Community law could only be justified by the necessity to attain the objectives of that system , then such requirements could only be incorporated into the quota licences or other quota management measures which the United Kingdom must lay down for the management of its quotas under article 5(2) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No. 170/83 , and not be imposed as conditions for the registration of vessels . |
| 11 | Officers who are unfortunately set alight by petrol bombs should not run down the road screaming , but should lay down with dignity and await their turn to be put out . |
| 12 | An imaginative pragmatist judge might be tempted , for example , to divorce the question of what rule he should lay down for the future from the question of how he should decide the case before him . |
| 13 | ‘ Must cut down on the bloody fags , ’ he told himself . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , Aberdeen boss Willie Miller knows his side must clamp down on Ally McCoist and Mark Hateley if they are to overcome Rangers at Pittodrie tonight . |
| 15 | First , he suggests the Government should clamp down on the ‘ wanton use of lethal force ’ by the security forces . |
| 16 | I think the police should clamp down on joy-riders . |
| 17 | Then occasionally when we had houses broken into and so on , if it was thought that a tramp could have been responsible , it used to be a great help if we gave out nine tickets for tramps and only eight of the nine were admitted to the casual ward , then we should clamp down of course on the one who failed to turn up . |
| 18 | Consider what you could eat more of , as well as what you should cut down on . |
| 19 | We should cut down on red meat , always choose lean cuts and eat more white meats , such as chicken and turkey . |
| 20 | The new regulatory body for the direct sales channel should cut down on the risks involved in buying a computer direct |
| 21 | However , it is generally agreed that we should cut down on fat and ear more foods containing complex carbohydrates ( starch and fibre-rich foods ) and include lots of fresh vegetables , fruit and a sensible amount of protein . |
| 22 | The whole consignment , Carmichael says , must filter down into as many pairs of hands as possible . |
| 23 | For both reasons , the amount of looking at the listener should go down during a phase of speech production which involves a large amount of cognitive planning . |
| 24 | Pros today should go down on their knees and say a prayer of thanks for what he did for our profession . ’ |
| 25 | When she arrived back , a little late and with only about forty minutes before she should go down to dinner , she found a small packet on her dressing-table . |
| 26 | If you do end it should go down to the end . |
| 27 | Yeah , we should go down to er the chippy |
| 28 | The ICC has a clear duty to say whether they should go down as champions or cheats . |
| 29 | It would be a shame if Michael Cimino should go down in history as the man who sunk a studio with Heaven 's Gate . |
| 30 | The Government says they should go down by an average of £55 . |