Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have cleared their shelves of anything that could offend the public or bring down the wrath of the tabloids . |
| 2 | Their Game Genie gadget allows players to change the rules , speed up or slow down the action . |
| 3 | The Suffolk 's head is big with a broad forehead , and often with a star on it or a shim or blaze down the face ; the neck deep in the collar and tapering to a graceful setting of the head ; the shoulders long and muscular and thrown well back at the withers . |
| 4 | Try increasing the pump speed for a short while to shift the blockage , or drain down the system so it can be flushed through and refilled ( see CORROSION-PROOFING AND DESCALING ) . |
| 5 | Try increasing the pump speed for a short time to shift the blockage , or drain down the system so it can be flushed through , and refill with clean water ( and a corrosion inhibitor ) . |
| 6 | Add the position of his feet being wide apart and he is unable to get out of the way or play down the line . |
| 7 | The production of written or spoken language at the single-word level ( as , for example , when you answer a question like ‘ What is the large grey animal with tusks and a trunk ? ’ or write down the name of a picture shown to you ) is not difficult to explain . |
| 8 | The rest are hauling at the crowbars that wind down the press , hobnails gritting on the frosty concrete . |
| 9 | The excess moisture vapour in the air condenses into droplets of water , and these are deposited on the cold surface , first as a fine film that mists up the glass , and then as more moisture is deposited , the droplets combine to form rivulets that run down the surface to form those tell-tale pools of water on window sills and the like , sometimes ruining decoration , and causing window sills and frames to rot and rust . |
| 10 | He made his press speech this morning saying that she could n't even cos he thought that go down the hospital . |
| 11 | He was a nice young man bemused by the ‘ city folks that go down the canal then back up again . |
| 12 | come and sit down the front here to . |
| 13 | These would undoubtedly deter smaller corporations and bring down the incidence of corporate crime , particularly amongst the relatively smaller national-bound corporations , and even those larger corporations whose capital equipment is relatively fixed and who need the local more specialized work force . |
| 14 | In spite of the temptation to get the car warmed up , I switch off the engine and wind down the window . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , I had to go up into the roof and push down the ballcock when things went wrong . |
| 16 | On reaching the bothy , turn south and head down the valley . |
| 17 | The following graph gives a general idea of how quickly the real value of those customers ' accounts erode if they are not collected and slip down the scale to customer 5 . |
| 18 | This would save energy and cut down the risk of fires . |
| 19 | 2 nurses can perform a dressing more efficiently and cut down the length of time a wound is exposed and at risk and the number of times hands need to be washed . |
| 20 | Jump the gap and make your way down the steps and platforms to another ladder , pick up another crate to your left and climb down the ladder , kill the workman and run right ( out of the building ) , get on the lift and jump into the little room ( this contains a couple of records ) , get the crate and climb up the ladder to kill the last workman , get on the lift to your left and go to the top , jump onto the platform , and the next , and the next , until you reach the furthest one where there 's an extra life . |
| 21 | He taxied in and show down the engine , where upon hit promptly seized-up solid , never to run again . |
| 22 | Sapt will get the key from the Duke and let down the drawbridge . |
| 23 | In the first place compost is made from a carefully balanced mixture of animal wastes ( the nitrogen fraction from which the soil bacteria are built up ) and vegetable matter ( the carbon fraction which provides the energy with which the bacteria heat and break down the heap ) . |
| 24 | The stickiness drenched her genitals , and spread down the inside of her legs . |
| 25 | Gabriel blushed violently and felt the sweat spring through his palms and trickle down the hilt of his tin sword . |
| 26 | After selecting number 2 into the current colour box , go to FUNCTION in the top menu bar and hold down the mouse button . |
| 27 | The rest of your army is there purely to support these guys and tie down the enemy while your core units get to work . |
| 28 | Then advance at the charge , in line abreast , and ride down the usurper 's camp . |
| 29 | Burkett 's daughter would saddle up a horse and ride down the east shore of Derwent Water to the Lodore landing stage . |
| 30 | From the start , go right and pick up two crates , now kill the guard and the policeman , get the third crate and travel down the lift , at the bottom go right and kill the policeman , keep going right until you fall off the edge of the platform . |