Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] down [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortly afterwards he identified inflation as , ‘ Public Enemy Number One ’ and urged a tax increase upon congress as a way of damping down consumer spending . |
| 2 | One possible explanation is that because early growth exerts a greater effect on reproductive success in males than females ( see above ) , selection favours increased investment by young males in growth at the expense of laying down body fat to assure survival during periods of food shortage . |
| 3 | After a shaky start full back Nick Pickering got himself booked after only 42 seconds for chopping down Worrall Sterling Quakers restricted Posh to three first half chances , even though the promotion chasers enjoyed most possession . |
| 4 | If direct on-line storage is limited , it may be worth accepting more frequent reorganizations as the price for cutting down overflow space . |
| 5 | The Regional Council is engaged in drawing down Capital grant assistance under RECHAR and mainstream ERDF programmes . |
| 6 | In strict legal terms , the letter of the 1976 law was being followed in 1978 , but the Act had not produced the results in dampening down press publicity in the way that had been hoped . |
| 7 | After exceptional provisions of £23.5 million on winding down property development business , however , pre-tax profits , under the new FRS3 formula , fell 7 per cent to £210.9 million . |
| 8 | British Rail themselves , the guardians of this heritage , gave a blockbusting philistine lead by demolishing the Euston Arch , an act somewhat akin to tearing down Salisbury Cathedral or Windsor Castle . |
| 9 | ‘ You could have killed me any time you wanted to , ’ Sheldukher sneered sadistically down at it , ‘ just by shutting down life support . |
| 10 | One other proposal is to reinforce Hunter Square behind Tron Kirk as an urban node by closing down car access from Blair Street and by sinking the existing public toilet below ground . |