Example sentences of "and [verb] down [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cold inhibits or prevents plant growth and slows down chemical processes in soils , prolonging the period of maturation . |
| 2 | She had , to begin with , colonised the boudoir , rearranging the furniture and bringing down pretty china from the spare bedroom , so as , she planned , to sit there often by herself . |
| 3 | The Pinzgauer was able to drive up 600m of hillside and bring down 27-year-old John Richards . |
| 4 | GENERAL Accident is bidding to stem claims losses and bring down premium costs with the launch of customised household and motor insurance policies . |
| 5 | Every autumn I inspect my outside paintwork , noting defects , then scrape and rub down loose pain and remove defective putty . |
| 6 | The first five minutes is to enable you to reflect on the candidate who has left and to jot down any opinions and comments which are fresh in your mind . |
| 7 | But when it comes to the ecstatically energised and demonstrative music , he either plays safe with tempi and tones down orchestral brilliance or , more alarmingly , decides to add a wealth of extra cymbal ( suspended and clashed ) , presumably in the misguided notion that more emphasis is required . |
| 8 | Got dressed ( glanced out of the window — hot again ) , made up ( Gothic again ) , sat on the edge of the bed and took out my envelope of dreams and scribbled down last night 's dream . |
| 9 | The aim of the gist-listening session was to try and break down this hostility by showing the group that they could understand two native speakers talking ‘ naturally ’ , in this case about a shopping expedition . |
| 10 | Thus , the development of the angiosperm flora of the Palaeocene was paralleled by an extensive radiation of specialised herbivorous mammals with the capacity to ferment and break down tough plant material . |
| 11 | Tired , too : she lay awake at night , thinking , and came down several mornings so pale that Auntie Lou wanted to go to the chemist and buy her a tonic . |
| 12 | Stir gently to distribute the fruits and break down any ice crystals . |
| 13 | We will reinforce the rights of the individual in the world of work , and break down artificial barriers to advancement . |
| 14 | They formed the great bulk of the riotous crowd in 1749 who , after three sailors had been robbed in a brothel , rioted and burned down bawdy houses in the Strand in a three-day riot , although the only unfortunate Tyburn example made on this occasion was the improbably named Bosavern Penlez , a wig maker . |
| 15 | Oral tradition played a major part in transmitting and passing down this culture of superstition . |
| 16 | They must either issue equity and subordinated debt at low prices or else shrink their balance sheets by selling off old loans and turning down new business . |
| 17 | HOUSEWIFE Jean Matthews was furious when her spaniel Bonnie snuffled through her purse … and wolfed down THREE £20 notes and a fiver . |
| 18 | He won the International Kondrashin Competition four weeks after leaving the Royal Academy of Music , a music degree at Manchester already accomplished , and turned down all offers to conduct for a year . |
| 19 | Some of these sound waves reach the ears of the listener and travel down each earhole to press on the stretched membrane of the eardrum . |
| 20 | The place looked heart-wrenchingly familiar , yet in several respects changed too , for as they pulled up below the main steps the first things she noticed were the banks of geraniums and polyanthus cascading over the balconies and frothing down either side of the entrance . |
| 21 | Inside the pump-house there was little more to do , but they smashed the transformer oil pipes with sledge-hammers and threw down some tar baby incendiaries . |
| 22 | I 'm afraid I ca n't tell you anything more about Claudia , really , but I 'll try and jot down some memories if you like . ’ |
| 23 | She switched it off then clambered over the fence , landing nimbly on her toes , and walked down another alley which brought her out onto Madison Avenue . |
| 24 | In between cuts , look for finishing products designed to ‘ mend ’ split ends and smooth down flyaway hair . |
| 25 | Mother and kits would emerge from one hole , walk over the tree and disappear down another hole . |
| 26 | ‘ Go and hack down some brambles . ’ |
| 27 | The West Indian opened the bowling and sent down 25.5 overs including eight maidens and took six for 40 . |
| 28 | A proposal for an international forest convention , which would cover all types of forest and lay down uniform standards , was favoured by the north but strongly opposed by the south . |
| 29 | It would review risky areas and lay down appropriate safeguards , ensure compliance with accounting requirements , act as the filing authority and provide advice for trustees , employers and scheme members . |
| 30 | The directive will require mutual recognition of the various regulatory systems , and lay down general principles for national supervisors . |