Example sentences of "[vb -s] down the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beefy is a hero to the thousands that turn out to see him through rain and shine as he marches down the south coast . |
| 2 | The complexity of decision-making ( eg. to obtain the go-ahead for new projects etc ) slows down the decision-making process , causing unwanted delays . |
| 3 | However , when searching for a particular route from the ‘ z ’ , a linear search must be employed to establish whether it exists or not , which slows down the search time compared with the 26-way tree where all 26 routes are allocated . |
| 4 | Below the vernier is an illuminated mute button which shuts down the output socket sited on the far right , so when the tuner is put in line between the guitar and amp it mutes the signal after the tuner , for silent tuning on stage . |
| 5 | He tears down the hardboard panel next to the front door and clambers in , with Iain behind him . |
| 6 | Slip through the wire fence ( obviously bent ) and follow the level until , at a point some 100 yards before a large building ( old engine sheds ) , a vague path drops down the spoil heap to some trees . |
| 7 | Sometimes a single boulder bounds and clatters down the scree pile , echoing loudly , sometimes a larger mass breaks away , sometimes the scree itself shifts and readjusts itself in a prolonged rattling clatter — a noise rather like the sea swashing back over pebbles . |
| 8 | If records are stored in the next available position in the prime data area — the consecutive spill method — but a link field is provided from the home record or from the last synonym , this avoids unnecessary head movements and cuts down the search time required for the consecutive spill techniques . |
| 9 | The Kumbukan river rises with the first rains and breaks down the sand bar between itself and the sea . |
| 10 | Substances such as iproniazid inhibit the enzyme monoamine oxidase ( MAO ) , which breaks down the neurotransmitter noradrenaline . |
| 11 | Steve Kennedy and David Ritchie climbed an icefall ( III ) which forms down the summer route The Whore 's Apron ( on the Glen Ceitlin Slabs ; and if that means nothing to you , it 's on Beinn Chaorach , off Glen Etive . |
| 12 | ( Daddy strides down the garden path , walks in with briefcase to show he no longer uses a pick-axe . |
| 13 | In the action c , f the Verona piano , the escapement lever pulls down the hammer beak while the hammer pivot remains stationary . |
| 14 | As he peers down the gun barrel with his high , unorthodox stance , he visualises former glories . |
| 15 | As he peers down the gun barrel with his high , unorthodox stance , he visualises former glories . |
| 16 | It also sets down the project team , encompasses all the functions involved within that scheme , thus ensuring that early contact is made between all individuals . |