Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] down [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because it is so bizarre it is not possible to go down a very new route of comedy without appearing derivative . |
| 2 | Now it is possible to write down a sequence of matrices unc Mr ( r is usually n or n + 1 , depending on the variant employed ) which when used as a chain to premultiply A , condense it to the unit matrix , so that unc which evidently implies unc The numerical procedure is to operate successively on 91 ) ; given A we can write down M1 and we evaluate unc so that ( 1 ) becomes unc Knowing B we can now write down unc and form unc and so on , until R is obtained . |
| 3 | If you 're willing to go down the route to drag hunting I am willing to support any hunt that wants to go down that route and I am sure this authority would . |
| 4 | Anyone considering buying a new Metro 1.0L , Montego 1.6L or Rover 820 Fastback can obtain interest-free loans over two years from AA Financial Services , provided you are prepared to put down a 25 per cent deposit on the car . |
| 5 | He felt the contact was so invaluable that he was prepared to turn down the job at the head of one of the UK 's premier blue-chip companies if it meant making such a sacrifice . |
| 6 | Their spokesman said that the men were prepared to close down the generating plant immediately , but it would mean that the grid would go and that factories and hospitals would be without power for an indefinite time . |
| 7 | The ideal working dress would , therefore , be one in which you could reach up high to bring down the best china , bend down low to pick up the dropped toy , feel comfortable in for walking around the park and pushing a pram or playing ball , not worry about if baby food was deposited on it , move around in easily with a baby on your hip and cover up totally for rolling out pastry or helping with painting . |
| 8 | By having the individual numbers logged at a central computer , it is then possible to track down the dog 's owner without difficulty . |
| 9 | As a result , I believe it is appropriate to write down the value of our assets by a substantial amount . |
| 10 | It is easy to write down an equivalent definition of unc that is a straightforward recursion on syntax . |
| 11 | It was impossible to get any sort of recent financial statement from the company , and it was equally impossible to track down the principal debtors , who were ducking a host of other creditors as well . |
| 12 | The second related issue is whether it is appropriate to set down a single structure which puts topics under specific headings , given the interdisciplinary nature of the subject . |
| 13 | I was insufficiently consistent to put down every nuance of every argument . ’ |
| 14 | It is easy to blast down a grade 5 river without much skill . |
| 15 | However , it is impossible to lay down a precise test against which the adequacy of disclosure may be assessed . |
| 16 | … With regard to a firm or a company , it is impossible to lay down an exhaustive rule as to what would be a libel on them . |
| 17 | It is not easy to lay down a simple formula based on time and geographical area as each case will turn on its own facts . |
| 18 | In a Plinian eruption , it 's usually impossible to pin down the site of the vent exactly , since it stands a high chance of being obliterated or destroyed by the eruption itself . |
| 19 | But these days it 's hard to track down the old equipment . |
| 20 | Certainly , in essence this is a political decision , but it would be naive to play down the extent to which this and other aspects of the policy agenda is shaped by officials . |
| 21 | Farnham played this entertaining friendly with only ten men , and they had to work hard to break down a useful Wokingham side . |
| 22 | But it still remains as hard to pin down a professional . |
| 23 | A younger generation , or at least a younger American generation , has been brought up on a list of acid tests , invented to get rid of the boiled oatmeal consistency of the bad verse of 1900 , and there is no doubt that many young readers seeing Binyon 's inversions , etc. , will be likely to throw down the translation under the impression that it is incompetent . |
| 24 | PREVIOUS whisky industry wisdom had it that Whyte & Mackay , largest minority shareholder of Invergordon Distillers since it made its hostile bid , was going to wait for yesterday 's results and , if they were sufficiently poor to drive down the share price , would then pounce for the remaining 8.8 per cent of shares to give it control . |
| 25 | And at that stage it was too late to go down the rope so it was just instinct more than anything else that we just jumped over the side from where we were then . |
| 26 | Before you start on an assembly , you will find it helpful to write down an editing plan . |
| 27 | It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aids understanding and memory . |
| 28 | It can be quite illuminating to write down a few vague goals , and then to discover just how deepseated your real feelings about nursing can be . |
| 29 | Some people argued that it should be possible to run down the existing hospitals almost entirely , replacing them by short-stay psychiatric units at general hospitals and long-term care within the community . |
| 30 | Ten years from now I 'm gon na be 52 , and I 'm not going to be able to go down the Hacienda without looking a complete prat . |