Example sentences of "[vb base] down [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | GENERAL Accident is bidding to stem claims losses and bring down premium costs with the launch of customised household and motor insurance policies . |
| 2 | bring down stolid chaps with their rifle butts |
| 3 | Members put down initial questions in advance . |
| 4 | We will reinforce the rights of the individual in the world of work , and break down artificial barriers to advancement . |
| 5 | We break down finite clauses into functional categories ( adverbial clause , relative clause , etc ) , and non-finite clauses into formal categories ( infinitive , verbless , etc ) . |
| 6 | The urbanisation of workers and their employment in ever-larger factories break down old barriers of skill and status among the workers , and bring about a realisation of collective class identity and shared interests . |
| 7 | At the worst the uneducated only wear down old things by sheer walking . |
| 8 | From the plinth you look down long rows of white crosses and plain headstones on the far side of the memorial ; some say inconnu , others ‘ A Soldier of the Great War ’ . |
| 9 | The Micro Hub can be configured for eight ports if you use MiLAN 's MIL 4084 Expansion Module or if you punch down extra lines to a splicing block . |
| 10 | Tone down high colouring by using a green moisturiser or under-make-up base before applying foundation . |
| 11 | Regular mulches of compost keep down annual weeds within the borders , and perennial invaders within the ornamental lawns often succumb with a careful spot treatment of salt . |
| 12 | In the 1980s a change in political attitudes affected a long-standing commitment to public-sector plan making , and different policy initiatives have sought to reduce local authority provision of housing and play down other forms of local planning . |
| 13 | Write down specific goals in a notebook or diary . |
| 14 | So write down decimal equivalent of a hundred and forty percent . |