Example sentences of "be [to-vb] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best possible way to do this will be to set down the account resulting from a different approach , so that one can see what it is that has been overlooked so far ; and this is something which this book sets out to do . |
| 2 | ‘ Our only escape would be to climb down the face of the rock ; but … ’ her eyes rested on Adam ’ … your brother could not do it , mortal . |
| 3 | A solution to this can be to cut down the skeg , as this provides the resistance at the back of the board . |
| 4 | Perhaps the main achievement of the political right has been to slow down the rate of growth in public spending and to identify some of it as ‘ wasteful ’ . |
| 5 | No when we come out of Bet 's to go down the garage . |
| 6 | In serious cases the aim is to shut down the system safely . |
| 7 | Their aim is to keep down the price of meal ! ’ |
| 8 | Many people have employed a variety of mouse and rat poisons without stopping to think that the initial effect of such toxins is to slow down the victim which then becomes an easy target for a hunting cat . |
| 9 | Then , having established a fairly exact area , the next step is to turn down the receiver volume so that you are able to pinpoint the precise spot where the receiver is immediately above the ferret . |
| 10 | The very difficult challenge is to break down the Market Focus concept into components which can reach every individual on the shop floor and in every function . |
| 11 | An important task of the project manager is to break down the project into independent activities , to specify what shall be done and when the work must be finished , and to make agreements with functional managers about their contributions . |
| 12 | Counsel 's aim is to break down the alibi by asking unexpected questions and so getting contradictory answers from the two defendants . |
| 13 | Those whose task it is to lay down the law on matters of ethics and morality need to ensure that their views are based on a wide knowledge of human institutions and their history . |
| 14 | They have confirmed that one option under consideration is to close down the site . |
| 15 | No no no what what Can I can I just say well I 'm What what the treasurer of an event like this needs to do is to note down the source of the cash he receives , to note where it 's coming from different products , how much is being received from that |
| 16 | The correct approach here is to cut down the obligation to perform undertaken under the contract , rather than attempt to impose an exemption clause covering the liability for a breach committed . |
| 17 | They were then made a sign in the store , and if the job came up again , all you did was to go down the store , and it was a one-off exercise , instead of travelling back and forwards to get a particular tool , erm er that was all eliminated . |
| 18 | It was to keep down the population of pathogenic microorganisms in hospital that ‘ damp dusting ’ of all laying surfaces used to be considered a nursing activity . |
| 19 | That was the end of his second month 's loan after scoring twice in six games ; later he was to turn down the chance of a permanent move . |
| 20 | Celia 's immediate reaction was to turn down the offer . |
| 21 | The philosophy of the assembly line was to break down the work into simple elements that required no special training . |
| 22 | As I read the previous documents , the strategy was to bring down the rate of development in North Yorkshire and that has happened . |
| 23 | ‘ I sat in on the Jockey Club working party that drew up these latest proposals Their idea was to bring down the number of strokes and they did not seem very interested in what we , the jockeys , had to say . |