Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is a start that plays down the complications of learning about gender and discrimination outside the family , in order to produce a viable psychological theory . |
| 2 | It is only the slow pace of human speech and human reactions that slows down the electronic processes that come into play when national security appears to be at risk . |
| 3 | In the mid-1990s , object-oriented programming promises to bring the next irresistible revolution , but until that happens , no-one should be too surprised if the mass of desktop users splits into two camps , one that goes down the Unix-with-everything route , the other that decides as a matter of policy to remain in the ‘ do n't know ’ came , judging MS-DOS with a touch of Windows here and there to be good enough for the next three or four years until the picture of the future becomes a bit clearer . |
| 4 | thank you , now we 're going to bind this up , you take the long edge , sorry that goes down the long edge comes first of all over the two fingers and round the base of the thumb |
| 5 | And see that wee thing that hangs down the back ? |
| 6 | From the management 's point of view , any technology that breaks down the old lines of demarcation ( and reduces the number of employees ) is a good investment . |
| 7 | A dull thud of hooves resounded through the valley as the horses checked pace and descended from the pasture on to the tree-shadowed bridleway that slants down the hillside to the ford at its base . |
| 8 | Quite a simple procedure , the worst of it being a blue paper nightie that fastens down the back , exposing the cellulite to a firm-buttocked young operator . |
| 9 | Cos I 'm sure the girl that comes down the sh , I 'm sure she 's Betty 's daughter . |
| 10 | The Nailsworth Stream is joined by a number of tributaries en route , one being the stream that runs down the Horsley valley . |
| 11 | They were so round and plump and enticing — with the neat seam that runs down the centre of each delightful fruit and that warm glow and slight pinkish blush — it was all too tempting . |
| 12 | When a drifting particle of food touches an arm , tube feet fasten on to it and pass it on from one to another until it reaches the gutter that runs down the upper surface of the arm to the mouth at the centre . |
| 13 | here so if you get a a heavy cold , some of this gunge that runs down the back of your throat gets into this tube and |
| 14 | A high and uncertain rate of inflation is disturbing because it reduces the efficiency of the market economy and slows down the process of economic growth . |
| 15 | A computer chip checks voltage levels within the battery , and slows down the recharging process if this increases too rapidly , thereby , according to Innovations , avoiding the danger of explosive gases building up . |
| 16 | And goes down the way . |
| 17 | So Summerchild locks up his office and goes down the narrow staircase . |
| 18 | He was wearing a white shirt tonight , with very full sleeves and ruffles down the front . |
| 19 | This changes , subtly , the colours and tones down the most garish of shades . |
| 20 | Dietary fibre is a sponge-like material which absorbs and holds water as it is chewed in the mouth and passes down the gastro-intestinal tract . |
| 21 | Sometimes a single boulder bounds and clatters down the scree pile , echoing loudly , sometimes a larger mass breaks away , sometimes the scree itself shifts and readjusts itself in a prolonged rattling clatter — a noise rather like the sea swashing back over pebbles . |
| 22 | If records are stored in the next available position in the prime data area — the consecutive spill method — but a link field is provided from the home record or from the last synonym , this avoids unnecessary head movements and cuts down the search time required for the consecutive spill techniques . |
| 23 | The Kumbukan river rises with the first rains and breaks down the sand bar between itself and the sea . |
| 24 | This unity in the Spirit bridges the gap between Jews and Gentiles once they become Christians ( Eph. 2:15 ) and breaks down the hostility between men of different col-ours and backgrounds . |
| 25 | This type of noise is often from a diff and travels down the tubular propshaft to sound as if it comes from the gearbox and gets louder as the roadspeed increases . |
| 26 | He said who would want a battered old thing with broken springs and stains down the back ? |
| 27 | As the only permanent fixture in a constantly changing group , Sinclair Goodlad maintains continuity and lays down the scheme 's philosophy . |
| 28 | The CMT regulates the MATIF , ensures its proper functioning , approves new contracts or the deletion of existing ones , and lays down the conditions that clearing house members must meet . |
| 29 | Pretending nothing unusual is happening he gives his wings one flutter , lifts the sunken foot and puts down the other — and so it goes on . |
| 30 | Staked on peg 14 upstream of Brampton Farm , bomb and waspgrubs down the edge under overhanging trees accounted for five chub and victory . |