Example sentences of "[modal v] be [to-vb] down the " in BNC.

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1 The next step could be to set down the factors which are important about where you live and then award them points on a sliding scale , ten for the very important , down to one .
2 The function of a written constitution would be to set down the laws and conventions relating to the main institutions of the state , the relations among them , and between them and private citizens .
3 His advice to companies would be to try to make the costs of all types of accidents visible as a first step to targeting prevention , and the obvious way would be to put down the costs on to the already established cost centres within a company .
4 ‘ Our only escape would be to climb down the face of the rock ; but … ’ her eyes rested on Adam ’ … your brother could not do it , mortal .
5 The best possible way to do this will be to set down the account resulting from a different approach , so that one can see what it is that has been overlooked so far ; and this is something which this book sets out to do .
6 A solution to this can be to cut down the skeg , as this provides the resistance at the back of the board .
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