Example sentences of "[vb base] down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | come and sit down the front here to . |
| 2 | I could not , of course , track down the vagrants who stayed at the union that night . ’ |
| 3 | track down the histories and fate of the 903 Norseman aircraft built , in order to compile a complete history of the type and its service . |
| 4 | An affair with this lovely woman who was so rich and inviting , and Viktor 's brief to him , track down the cross . |
| 5 | But for the interested amateur the travel companies offer trips which include opportunities to follow the grey whales of the San Ignacio Lagoon , view tigers in India , search for orchids and birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea , or track down the gorillas in the Mountains of the Moon . |
| 6 | 2 Push down the clutch plate ( a ) and draw back the piston rod ( b ) |
| 7 | Meanwhile , I had to go up into the roof and push down the ballcock when things went wrong . |
| 8 | It is when these fail that sex , drugs or alcohol are invoked to more effectively push down the pain . |
| 9 | Apply cuticle remover all round the nail and gently push down the cuticles with a rubber-tipped hoof stick , a cotton bud , or cotton wool wrapped round an orange stick . |
| 10 | He wore a baggy tracksuit with what looked like a jam stain down the front and egg yolk all down the sleeve . |
| 11 | Once spinning , they are difficult to stop , and they flash down the slopes in a series of great leaps and bounds , making a loud whirring noise , and travel sometimes for hundreds of metres . |
| 12 | When planning how to use the motif on your garment , you centralise the repeat down the centre-line of each garment piece , either with the row of diamonds or , as in the T-shirt version , down the centre of the large tile . |
| 13 | We can turn our backs on the divisions of the past , and tear down the barriers that divide us . |
| 14 | Cumberland now sent orders to the Lords Lieutenant of Lancashire , Westmorland and Cumberland to break up the roads , tear down the bridges and block possible escape routes by felling trees but by the time he reached Preston , on 13 December 1745 , when he was joined by the cavalry sent by General Wade from Newcastle , Prince Charles 's troops had reached Lancaster , 20 miles [ 32 km ] further north , though General Oglethorpe 's detachment was a mere three miles [ 5 km ] behind and almost in contact with the enemy rearguard . |
| 15 | Over the past decade a sudden surge of research reports managed to answer the question of when people achieve a basic grasp of psychology : sometime in the fifth year of life we lay down the framework for generalisable inferences about the intentions of others . |
| 16 | Lay down the kite blank and , using strong parcel tape or similar , stick the spine over the diagonal , and the whole to the work surface . |
| 17 | We lay down the ground rules for creating a successful patio to suit all your needs |
| 18 | And then if if you lay down the joker cards you have to kiss everybody . |
| 19 | It was something of a shock to see one Polynesian , his face a wide grin , trot down the gangplank carrying a sack of flour on his head and one of my suitcases in his right hand . |
| 20 | The rest are hauling at the crowbars that wind down the press , hobnails gritting on the frosty concrete . |
| 21 | In spite of the temptation to get the car warmed up , I switch off the engine and wind down the window . |
| 22 | ‘ Wind down the window ’ , I hear you say . |
| 23 | For a natural worn look , lightly rub down the varnish when hard with fine steel wool . |
| 24 | If the risk-free hedge is seen to produce a greater return than the risk-free rate then arbitrage will take place as investors offer to write more calls and so bring down the price of the option . |
| 25 | They have cleared their shelves of anything that could offend the public or bring down the wrath of the tabloids . |
| 26 | An arc of movement and bring down the feet |
| 27 | There is therefore some hope that imprisoning executives might , through incapacitation and deterrence , bring down the incidence of corporate crime . |
| 28 | These would undoubtedly deter smaller corporations and bring down the incidence of corporate crime , particularly amongst the relatively smaller national-bound corporations , and even those larger corporations whose capital equipment is relatively fixed and who need the local more specialized work force . |
| 29 | WALES skipper Gareth Llewellyn hopes his side can reach their target of six wins out of six when they bring down the curtain on their African tour against the South African Barbarians in Windhoek today . |
| 30 | Using a small hammer and 10-mm ( ⅜-in ) nails , press down the hardboard at one end of the backing sheet and hammer a nail into the frame , then do the same at the other end of the sheet , to balance the pressure on the back . |