Example sentences of "down the [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inwardly she trembled , but she managed to glare at him and searched up and down the narrow aisles for the right number . |
| 2 | ‘ You know very well what lists — marking down the young men for the wars . ’ |
| 3 | The German environmental authorities have closed down the Central Institute for Isotope and Radiation Research , a nuclear research centre based in East Berlin after officials discovered massive contamination of the soil on the premises during routine tests . |
| 4 | The figures for the three months to the end of November indicate that the policy of high interest rates is beginning to have an impact in slowing down the across-the-board demand for imports which has set Britain on course for a worst ever annual trade deficit . |
| 5 | As a cyclist who regularly uses rail to travel longer distances , I am concerned that the proposals to privatise BR should lay down the right conditions for operators from the outset and that any legislation involving the obligations imposed on operators should specifically mention the interests of cyclists . |
| 6 | The government has adopted a decree laying down the legal framework for licensing companies to carry out recovery and treatment of packaging waste . |
| 7 | The 1971 White Paper laid down the following requirements for adult training centres and showed the actual provision in 1969 , as shown overleaf . |
| 8 | 5.1 to also lays down the permitted hours for off-sale premises . |
| 9 | Less well known , but in my opinion more interesting , is the fact that unofficial and unspoken nonaggression pacts , a ‘ live-and-let-live ’ system , flourished all up and down the front lines for at least two years starting in 1914 . |
| 10 | As we have said , it 's not always possible to pin down the exact reason for Cystitis attacks , or why some women suffer so repeatedly . |
| 11 | ACT decided to go down the object-oriented route for several reasons . |
| 12 | It also laid down the constitutional right for anyone who passed the Abitur — the German equivalent of A levels — to study at university . |