Example sentences of "cut down [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | on an underground train which could n't decide if it 's going to move or not , it did eventually move I got a taxi at one point and I was so sick and tired and they put me outside Liberties , I gave the man a twenty pound note and he gave me change for a ten yes , coming back from Oxford Circus from Liberty 's , I thought I 'd better economise , I 've been done out of ten pounds , I do n't think it was dishonesty I think it was just sheer muddle , I , I 'm ten pounds down , I 'm must cut down a bit , so I will come back underground from Oxford Circus to Waterloo to get down to and you 've guessed it , I got into an , an underground train which would not move , it simply stuck , and it would go chugga , chugga , chugga , chugga , chugga , then it would stop in the tunnel for a while , while its . |
| 2 | she does feel guilty perhaps she can just try and cut down a bit now . |
| 3 | ‘ If you are to go into this business in a big way , you want to think of buying in ready-made uppers for men 's boots , that would cut down the work a lot , mind . ’ |
| 4 | Once this is done , the postcard will open out and you can cut down the centre as in the second diagram enabling you to walk through it . |
| 5 | One pair of curtains drawn back to the two outer corners of the bay will look attractive , but they will cut down the light from the side windows . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | While this does not rule out the risk of a change of regime there , it does cut down the danger of a simple change of heart by the existing government . |
| 8 | Erm , Mr mentioned about erm , the new provisions would cut down the paperwork , work and put more policemen on , police on the beat . |
| 9 | You can really cut down the risk in fucking by using condoms as long as they 're good quality and used properly . |
| 10 | If you are over-weight , and must cut down the amount you eat , you will repeatedly lapse , to satisfy your cravings. persistent minor symptoms , such as headaches , aching limbs or a lack of energy are often put down to nerves or stress but they can be caused by a reaction to food . |
| 11 | Internally , the routine use of electronic mail should cut down the amount of paper which passes between staff , and may reduce workload on support staff . |