Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb base] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where an old person is still to be seen at the centre of a web of relationships that extend down the generations and through the individual members to the community beyond it can be quite startling how the pleasure derived from life remains undiminished despite quite severe physical and material handicaps . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Turn back the flaps , allow the moisture time to dry , then brush a mastic compound on to the roof boards and press down the flaps firmly . |
| 4 | Next time you go shopping , make a list of five different types of goods and note down the way each was priced . |
| 5 | Drill pilot holes and screw down the face plate , then fit escutcheon plates and door handle . |
| 6 | Some varieties might engineer waterfalls that wear down the rocks faster , and hence speed into solution the raw materials needed to make new clays further downstream . |
| 7 | The rest are hauling at the crowbars that wind down the press , hobnails gritting on the frosty concrete . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Gabriel blushed violently and felt the sweat spring through his palms and trickle down the hilt of his tin sword . |
| 10 | This would drive up the price of securities and drive down the rate of interest . |
| 11 | might well succumb to Ottawa pressures and close down the station once again . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Then there was a dash to shut the windows and pull down the blinds . |
| 14 | They 'll call up his friends and breathe down the line . |
| 15 | The rest of your army is there purely to support these guys and tie down the enemy while your core units get to work . |
| 16 | ‘ The clothes that go down the best are bubbly , extrovert and full of character . ’ |
| 17 | Initially , the system worked well : Federconsorzi used its national clout to bid up the price of farmers ' crops and bargain down the cost of their supplies . |
| 18 | The stories of the Last Days , when the Summoner would open up the Dark Reaches of the Spirit Lands and call down the worst of the manitous to lay waste the worlds of the white man and the red . |
| 19 | He was a nice young man bemused by the ‘ city folks that go down the canal then back up again . |