Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] down the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A computer chip checks voltage levels within the battery , and slows down the recharging process if this increases too rapidly , thereby , according to Innovations , avoiding the danger of explosive gases building up . |
| 2 | So Summerchild locks up his office and goes down the narrow staircase . |
| 3 | Dietary fibre is a sponge-like material which absorbs and holds water as it is chewed in the mouth and passes down the gastro-intestinal tract . |
| 4 | This type of noise is often from a diff and travels down the tubular propshaft to sound as if it comes from the gearbox and gets louder as the roadspeed increases . |
| 5 | Pretending nothing unusual is happening he gives his wings one flutter , lifts the sunken foot and puts down the other — and so it goes on . |
| 6 | A central feature of this book is to show how global capitalism produces the material conditions for socialism , but closes down the political and cultural-ideological space for it . |