Example sentences of "[vb infin] down the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To add a new word into the dawg , the current structure would need to be searched both forwards and backwards to establish whether or not the required paths exist , which would slow down the building algorithm ( see section 3.3.3 ) . |
| 2 | If you can throw down the shoulder line , then you might as well put the ball in the jumper 's hands , never mind throw it to him . |
| 3 | We must break down the study door . ’ |
| 4 | So far from sending prices up , the abolition of licensing would immediately bring down the market price of existing houses and would in a short time begin to make an impression on the costs of new ones ; for the pressure of demand for new houses at a cost of nearly £2,000 apiece for a council-type is , in our opinion , very limited . |
| 5 | For extended periods of a week or more , you must drain down the household plumbing system . |
| 6 | Duesenberry argues that consumers ( who have become accustomed to the income level of OY and the standard of living that goes with it ) will increase their apc in an attempt to maintain their level of consumption and will move down the consumption line SC . |
| 7 | He describes the 6 per cent decline in grain output between 1984 and 1992 as the " most disturbing economic trend in the world today " and argues that people either need to eat less or differently : to " move down the food chain " by eating less meat . |
| 8 | First , we will set down the Establishment perspective of the constitutional authorities — the perspective , that is , of those who do so much to say what is the constitution in the absence of a written legal document . |
| 9 | Thatcher diktats do not simply slide down the Cabinet table like castor oil . |
| 10 | So what I 'm saying is , is lead time in lots of business is highly valuable but if you can cut down the delivery time and give them more lead time you 're actually extending |
| 11 | On finals , the approach speed was initially pegged at 65 knots and I was able to take hands and feet off to confirm that , like a true thoroughbred , the 207 , with just a trickle of power , will go down the glide slope as if born to it . |
| 12 | ‘ We 'll go down the back way , ’ Nanny told her , ‘ and out through the kitchen gardens . ’ |
| 13 | Yeah well we was , we was gon na go down the west coast go and see Rome and then down from there . |
| 14 | ‘ We had our own large suite of nurseries in which to play ’ , wrote one of the earl 's granddaughters , from which , when there were big evening dinners , the children would ‘ creep down the back staircase ’ to be fed with sausages , turkey , ice-cream , and nuts in the ‘ comfortable sanctum ’ of the housekeeper . |
| 15 | I w I walked all through that Nigerian mob and I thought oh we I 'll walk down the ticket desk , see if this is all shut |
| 16 | Christie raced and conducted himself afterwards in a way of which we can all be proud — and , I do n't really believe he 'll drag down the relay team . |
| 17 | In other words , you should n't just hold down the chord shape and pick the notes out as they lie under your hand ; each double has its own fingering . |
| 18 | the individual … will fully capitalise the future tax payments where the debt is created , and he will write down the capital value of the income-earning assets which he owns by the present value of these future tax payments . |
| 19 | it 's not a great deal , hassle , but the garden 's gon na look good when we 've finished it , get in the straight first day in we 'll hack down the back tree . |
| 20 | Despite allaying concerns felt by some teachers , the adviser did not play down the accountability purpose to the exercise , nor was the self-appraisal presented as much more than providing factual information and describing their policy and practice . |
| 21 | Naturally , you would not normally shut down the LIFESPAN Process while Offline is running . |
| 22 | A wider use of existing methods of contraception among non-users — and a reduction in the use of the IUD , which has a high failure rate — would pull down the abortion rate 46 per cent . |
| 23 | With this icon highlighted , you can pop down the File menu and select Properties . |
| 24 | The women may close down the village boozer , but they will not shut down the business altogether . |
| 25 | The user should close down the LIFESPAN system if it is running and ensure that none of the other stand-alone LIFESPAN utilities are running . |
| 26 | The user should close down the LIFESPAN system if it is running and make sure that neither the Hard Copy facility nor the Validation facility are running . |
| 27 | I could n't wait to finish at the studio that day so I could slip down the record shop to pick up a copy , and several months later I still have n't stopped playing it . |