Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] down [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some people it can be enormously helpful just to write things down on paper . |
| 2 | It is interesting to observe that although there were no roads along the valley bottoms to Keswick which were usable by carts , it was quite possible to cart materials down to Penny Bridge . |
| 3 | In the case of Bosnasarayi , for example , the first kadi to be appointed with a mevleviyet , Molla Bali Bosnawi , was given a brief to deal with a troublesome situation created by a group of Bayrami seyhs , followers of Shaykh Hamza Bali ( Seyh Hamza Bali ) , a group who , despite stern measures by this kadi , appear to have continued to cause difficulties down to Ata'i 's own day . |
| 4 | Roger has also dismissed the use of ‘ contracts ’ : ‘ as if you can hope to put relationships down on paper ’ . |
| 5 | They would have to send troops down from Castlebar to seek out and destroy us . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , he did say he 'd try to cool things down in advance of the meeting , ’ said Pooley . |
| 7 | Listen to this from County NatWest : ‘ M & S is still a core holding long-term , but even quality has its price : The rating is too rich short-term and we would continue to take profits down to 300p . ’ |
| 8 | The similarities between things called by the same name are indefinite and fluctuating ; one tries to pin terms down by definition , so that they can be used for strict inference , but Wittgenstein showed that in the vocabulary of natural languages the similarities are ‘ family resemblances ’ , by which A may be like B in one respect and B like C in another , but A like C in neither , so that it is useless to look for common characteristics by which to define the word which names them all . |