Example sentences of "[vb infin] down [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as I say we did the mass picket down in Inspector was coming straight up t an the Sergeant to y you know what 's like to leading er people and he said , Now what 's the what you going to do what 's what you want this morning ? |
| 2 | If we establish a hierarchy of psychological normality , those characters who predominantly speak verse can fall down into prose when they lose their reason : Ophelia , Othello , Lear , Lady Macbeth . |
| 3 | Then the walls will stand firm , tile stones will cling together , and the buildings will not fall down at night . " |
| 4 | It was constructed in such a way that the information will not break down into stylization or gesture nor found to be synthetic — or false . |
| 5 | it 's really funny I just when I wan na be simple it 's just like I 'm gon na break down in front of a man yeah and they just got , cos they 're mean |
| 6 | Knowing how these processes are organized will help us develop better computer systems for object naming , in addition to helping us understand how object naming develops in children , and how it can break down after brain damage . |
| 7 | Then again , I had this vague vision — a pure fantasy — that schoolchildren would rise from their beds in this tiny village , and would file down to school carrying Japanese-made microcomputers to help them with their sums and their essays . |
| 8 | ‘ We can look down on Seal Court from a distance . |
| 9 | Nor could Creggan see that with that return of some sense of a spirit of life that can never die there came to the nearly lifeless wings of the close-caged Minch a sudden struggle and slight flutter of purpose — not much , but enough to make the Man look down in surprise and tighten his grip on the carrier cage . |
| 10 | Do n't let them look down from heaven , and see you loafing about with your hands in your pockets , doing nothing to keep it up . ’ |
| 11 | The loyalty of women and men will reach up from the earth and God 's righteousness will look down from heaven . |
| 12 | Once you come into contact with the other side you can drop down into command the individual tanks and engage in fast armoured conflict — the controls here do take some getting used to , although you can opt to assign either the driving or firing to the computer . |
| 13 | Officers who are unfortunately set alight by petrol bombs should not run down the road screaming , but should lay down with dignity and await their turn to be put out . |
| 14 | ‘ Labour will introduce a new Railway Act that will lay down in law the broad policy objectives that we expect BR to meet , ’ he told the Centre for Local Economic Strategies in Sheffield . |
| 15 | But the scientist can not lay down in advance what the pattern will turn out to be . |
| 16 | Mr Powell will step down at Christmas , days before Carlton takes over the franchise held by Thames on New Year 's Day . |
| 17 | If the deal goes through , Dr Brian Smith will step down as chairman of MB Group to make way for Murray Stuart , currently group chief executive . |
| 18 | Raúl Alfonsín Foulkes , who was President from 1983-1989 , announced on Oct. 12 that he would step down as leader of the UCR in mid-November . |
| 19 | But now it is one o'clock , and I , being only a volunteer , can step down for lunch without loss of face . |
| 20 | The ziggurat of Ur was originally built so that their god could step down from heaven into a room at the top of the structure , according to ancient mythology . |
| 21 | I mean they 'd cut down on defence |
| 22 | Benefits such as good facilities can make it worth travelling farther ; it 's amazing how a well-designed yard can cut down on working time . |
| 23 | At last he can cut down on teaching , write a personal travel book about the lesser Antilles and write novels that need no longer return to his own , blasted childhood . |
| 24 | You can cut down on cost per unit by continuing with the old machinery . |
| 25 | Which makes new Gold for Cooking just about the only way you can cut down on fat without cutting out most of your favourite dishes . |
| 26 | However , it is generally agreed that we should cut down on fat and ear more foods containing complex carbohydrates ( starch and fibre-rich foods ) and include lots of fresh vegetables , fruit and a sensible amount of protein . |
| 27 | And you can cut down on waste by viewing your faxes on-screen first , and skipping over junk faxes and cover sheets . |
| 28 | We can cut down on paper production and waste by , wherever possible , using re-cycled paper instead . |
| 29 | The tendency in the past has been to restrict or cut down on plant proteins and increase animal protein in the diet . |
| 30 | and would cut down on traffic flows . |