Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] down [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Killer bug shuts down baby ward |
| 2 | Nigel Tinkler sends down Bank View to carry top weight and this Yorkshire trainer has a good record with his southern . |
| 3 | A filing mechanism cuts down debtor misbehaviour because the availability of reliable information about the debtor 's property reduces the debtor 's incentive to misbehave by removing the opportunity to do so . |
| 4 | Training breaks down muscle tissue and during rest periods the tissue is repaired and growth takes place if sufficient protein is available . |
| 5 | We 're on Sixth Avenue , puffing on a prosaic perfecto and minding our own business — when John turns down Twenty-Second Street , breaks into a run , and starts loosening his pants … |