Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The West German leader , far from seeking to slow down the process leading to monetary union , said the treaty revision should be agreed by the end of 1991 and put into force by the time the EC single market was completed at the end of 1992 . |
| 2 | The reason for this is that as the core begins to saturate , the voltage available for saturation falls , tending to slow down the approach to saturation . |
| 3 | Scientists have rather a bad press in these lists , as well as tending to drag down the market value of their places of study , or so it seems to the editors . |
| 4 | Unless the bank see new management , Virginia , the company your grandparents established is rapidly going to go down the pan — ’ |
| 5 | Yes I am the outcome of it all is that she 's waiting on the wall , getting piles and I 'm going to go down the shop with her . |
| 6 | Novotna had looked well in control , always seeming to guess correctly whether Seles was going to hit down the line or cross-court . |
| 7 | Yes yes Are you going to slacken down the dancing a bit when she 's in secondary school ? |
| 8 | ‘ We are very worried someone is going to fall down the cliff or slip off the ship and break something . |
| 9 | A Western consultancy attempting to track down the money lost in this way said that much of it was being deposited in foreign banks . |
| 10 | However hard it is , however cosy you are in your chair , you must just say , ‘ I 'm going to stretch my legs ’ or ‘ I 'm going to walk down the passage just to show that I can do it ! . ’ |
| 11 | The wedding was off , because no way was she going to walk down the aisle looking like an eejit ! |
| 12 | I thought we were going to walk down the line of men , touch them on the shoulder maybe , like some cop programme on TV , but that was n't it at all . |
| 13 | Balor was going to let down the drawbridge so that they could ride across it . |
| 14 | He finds no real evidence of any government attempting to hold down the rate of inflation in the short run in order to promote its own popularity at election time . |
| 15 | For a moment Merrill thought that Luke was going to turn down the idea , but Sam persisted , ‘ After all , there 's no harm in combining business with sightseeing , is there ? ’ |
| 16 | I am not attempting to lay down the law , but simply wish to voice my opinion that ethics should be the first guideline of those dealing with public resources . |
| 17 | This , I think sums up the Kitchens rather neatly — they 're not much like corporate-trousered rock stars , but they 're hardly the Manic Street Preachers attempting to bring down the system from within either . |
| 18 | ‘ Her singing tonight is going to bring down the chandelier ! ’ |
| 19 | It means that you do n't get the good views of the Cove until you 've reached Malham Beck , but I think that it 's better doing the walk this way round than going at it clockwise and having to clamber down the scar . |
| 20 | These matters should be sorted out before assuming that the conversation is impossible , and starting to write down the information one wants to communicate . |
| 21 | In the 1950s , the elderly were described as ‘ passengers ’ , threatening to pull down the standard of living enjoyed by society as a whole ; they were a regressive element , dampening the ‘ initiative of youth ’ , and playing a conservative role in social and political life . |
| 22 | Opting to track down the garage first , Fabia crossed her fingers , and decided to enlist the help of the pleasant man on Reception . |
| 23 | What was more , they were threatening to burn down the capital if Colonel Rebu was not set free — and Port-au-Prince is mostly built of wood . |
| 24 | In three years of misery at White Hart Lane , the former England Under-21 was cruelly nicknamed ‘ Booby ’ Mimms — and he is still struggling to live down the tag , despite being the Premier League 's least charitable keeper this season . |
| 25 | A man of around the same age was squatting down in front of the TV set , belatedly fumbling to turn down the volume ; he was in his underwear , and was as pale as lard . |
| 26 | Jenna looked back at him , her lip caught between her teeth , and he frowned down on her , preparing to lay down the law severely by the look of him . |
| 27 | They believe the council , aware of its weak case in favour of the barrage , is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition . |
| 28 | ‘ Then open the vents and hatches , ’ he suggested , automatically ducking to go down the companionway . |
| 29 | He is now trying to pull down the house about the ears of Winchester 's Tories . |
| 30 | But I 'm trying to track down the man who brutally murdered Sandy , your sister . |