Example sentences of "[vb base] down [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | RNAS non-rigid airships , able to stay aloft for many hours and send down reports by wireless , did important work on patrol and convoy escort , many times directing British destroyers into contact with the enemy 's U-boats . |
| 2 | Lions , dogs , and wolves hunt down prey by co-operative group mechanisms . |
| 3 | Would n't it be wonderful if you could melt away the flab simply by smoothing in a special cream , or break down fat by rubbing away at your wobbly bits ? |
| 4 | Turn down thermostats by 1°C . |
| 5 | If you take down notes by writing from edge to edge of the paper , leaving no blank spaces and no outstanding features , you will make very heavy weather of re-reading the notes during regular study or in preparation for an imminent examination . |