Example sentences of "[pron] down [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then bring them down to Central Gardens , where we hope to have the biggest can collection ever seen in the region or perhaps the country . ’ |
| 2 | The Benefits Agency is trying to play down the NAO findings , putting them down to administrative delays rather than errors . |
| 3 | If , however , the procedure does comply with the procedure description derived earlier , then it will be necessary to subject each element or activity of the model to further scrutiny , for example by breaking them down to lower-order activities , or by auditing each element in the same manner as the parent procedure . |
| 4 | Generally speaking it is best to avoid complex behaviours with small children and parents but if they are unavoidable ensure that the parents know to break them down into small bits . |
| 5 | Because you 'd you could n't hold that much in your head so you have to try and break them down into little patterns of Oh it 's one of that lot or it 's one of this lot . |
| 6 | And and and of course now that er now that we 've got the total business beginning to operate as one , the chances of letting them down on standard bearings is very much smaller than it ever was before . |
| 7 | When children came running to them for sweets , they scythed them down with automatic fire . |
| 8 | Do n't run them down with bitchy comments behind their backs . |
| 9 | Tablecloths can be easily tugged off , so hold them down with double-sided tape or tuck the corners in . |
| 10 | They will be ready for November , before the government grant settlement arrives , and work will begin in the finance officer 's department paring them down in bilateral discussions . |
| 11 | My parents were the type of parents who always seemed faintly disappointed by whatever it was you did , as if you were constantly letting them down in small ways . |
| 12 | Supposing she let them down after dear Franz Busacher had connived and wheedled to make her acceptable to Gesner ? |
| 13 | So the school 's first job was to cut me down to normal proportions — which they did . |
| 14 | If they can get me down in black and white at least I 'll have my say , ’ he said . |
| 15 | But he is also an American and before he guns you down in cold blood , in the manner you so justly deserve I might add , I 'm sure he will see his way clear to giving you a dying request . ’ |
| 16 | In order to communicate , it break itself down into small groups and appoints an in-house trusty to translate the speeches , allowed to be made in only a limited number of major languages ( tip — Portuguese is not one them ) . |
| 17 | I mean if we could get that one down at New Drove what is it , twenty nine ? |
| 18 | In spite of having sponged herself down in cold water to close the pores , and liberally applied powdered chalk to absorb the perspiration , she could feel the rivulets of sweat running down her back and the insides of her thighs . |
| 19 | Chase turned out to be a tuba player , of all things , though I would have put him down as backing vocals for The Communards on appearances alone . |
| 20 | He had two other wins that year , at Zandvoort and Monza , but his car let him down on other occasions when his excellent driving had put him in a race-winning situation . |
| 21 | While he was there he learnt to fly with the University Air Squadron and was in despair when , on the outbreak of war , the RAF initially turned him down on medical grounds . |
| 22 | Then he hosed him down with warm water until all traces of the beck had been removed . |
| 23 | As Ann Butler led Sarah towards the stairs , to help her out of her wet clothes and rub her down with dry towels , Jonadab seized her hand in both his . |
| 24 | The problem the reason we 've let her down on standard bearings is because of this changeover . |
| 25 | He walked slowly , however , to make the journey as long as possible , and put her down on dry land . |
| 26 | ( Crying in justified woundedness ) Oh I can just see you lyin' there five year aul' in yer bed recess with your sixteen brothers and sisters eating snotters and planning to trap our Deirdre , tie her down by fair means or foul . |
| 27 | They then look at that figure , break it down into separate realistic amounts achievable in various ways and set up the systems that are going to raise that cash . |
| 28 | Also , the turnaround found in bars 13–16 is a little tricky so , if you have any problems , break it down into small parts and practise it slowly , only building up the speed when you 're feeling more comfortable . |
| 29 | Boyd 's ability to take a controversial subject and set it down into explicable proportions is tested to the full in this work and the way in which the line fell into the Great Central 's hands together with the relationship of Benjamin Piercy 's trustees provides the kind of issues that keeps historians in correspondence for years to come . |
| 30 | got to break it down into little steps and do a bit at a time |