Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] down [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nitric acid 1 plant , which emitted a plume of nitrogen oxides [ NOx ] , has closed down reducing the NOx produced on site by more than half . |
| 2 | They planted a tree to replace one of the hundreds they 'd chopped down to help the war effort . |
| 3 | But when we tol When we told us they said Oh they 'd have come down to match the nearest competitor , and we thought oh why did he quote up there in the first place then . |
| 4 | The UK , which had wanted two overseas judges , was said to have backed down to get the court functioning quickly . |
| 5 | He had jumped down to open the carriage door for her and Charlotte and the child made to get in . |
| 6 | Just before she had gone up to rest and change for dinner , Robert 's daughter , Alice , had come down to see the company . |
| 7 | It was also to be a welcoming home for John and Angela , who had come down to watch the final round and were staying at the Bell Hotel . |
| 8 | Twice Ferdinando had come down to spend the night with her and twice she had refused him without offering any adequate reason . |
| 9 | For some unaccountable reason she had bent down to inspect the floor , hoping , though Dr Neil did not know this , to escape the attentions of Havvie and his friends , all of whom had known her well in her old life . |
| 10 | Once Duncan had managed to fire off a report and stop his watch-replacement from stumbling on the terrorists , he had settled down to keep an eye on the gang . |
| 11 | Just say I 've popped down to see the . |
| 12 | I believe we have settled down to accept the situation . |