Example sentences of "[verb] down the [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These lay down the marvellously patterned and polished surface characteristic of cowries . |
| 2 | I was astonished when we began walking down the now weed-strewn path to feel a familiar feeling of fear and expectation . |
| 3 | Petion moved down the sparsely decorated hall to keep an eye out for anyone approaching . |
| 4 | This changes , subtly , the colours and tones down the most garish of shades . |
| 5 | A man stood between these with the barrow behind him , and came down the almost precipitous slopes with the momentum of a quarter of a ton of stone lifting him off his feet for yards at a time , the exertions of keeping the load under control leaving him breathless and throbbing . |
| 6 | There 's nothing around the sides of the stage except cold brick walls and if you put anything there you cut down the already poor sight lines even more . |
| 7 | It enabled the committed to track down the less committed , and to identify ‘ the enemy ’ . |
| 8 | He did not stay for coffee but left the hotel and walked down the almost deserted main street . |
| 9 | Passing the township , both brakes jammed on , I slither and judder down the newly regravelled surface , hoping for something to pass and pick me up , but also marvelling at the open splendour of the valley scenery which surprises me afresh every time I look . |
| 10 | Obstinately , she remained standing , looking at him and trying to shut down the traitorously receptive part of her that was assimilating the way his formal evening attire enhanced his devastating masculinity . |
| 11 | Last March a small flock of advanced to expert skiers were herded down the most terrifying terrain in Chamonix by Nigel Shepherd . |
| 12 | Basically they can add or subtract , and anything more complicated than this has to be achieved by breaking down the more elaborate procedures down to a sometimes large number of successive steps . |
| 13 | the proletarian plan , according to comrade Preobrazhensky consists in systematically disturbing the equilibrium of society , systematically breaking down the socially necessary ratio between the different branches of production , i.e. systematically fighting what is the most elementary conditions of society 's existence . |
| 14 | The risks to his person were already great simply coming down the nearly straight avenues from the Palaţul Primaverii to the Central Committee building , but the imaginary dangers threatening him in the area to the west of the hill were too great to be contemplated . |
| 15 | The orderly sergeant missed his footing coming down the rather steep gangway into the magazine , and cursed " Oh bother " or some similar word you hear often in the Sergeants Mess . |
| 16 | He heard again the noise of doors opening , voices , saw a light streaming across the street , and he was scrambling frantically over the bomb-site , tripping over a pile of rubble , tearing his coat on a fence , and running down the shockingly open street , running for his life . |
| 17 | It is therefore useful to get a few adults to help calm down the too lively children . |
| 18 | The early fakers of marble statuary used a variety of treatments to tone down the too obvious freshly carved surfaces , ranging from cold tea to the more sophisticated repeated acid bath treatments used by more recent fakers . |
| 19 | Such situations have to be handled delicately , without putting down the more extrovert or putting too much pressure on the more introverted to make a contribution . |
| 20 | Rumours of something new would send us rolling down the ever widening highways . |
| 21 | Note the selection headings for these areas and write down the most important features of the case that occur in each of these sections in a layout that will make the next step easy for you . |
| 22 | While watching the slides subjects wrote down the most distinctive feature of each slide . |