Example sentences of "and [verb] down the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By experiment and observation , Hahnemann worked out the drug pictures of many remedies and laid down the principles whereby they were to be used — remedies and principles which are still as valid today as they were when Hahnemann first discovered them . |
| 2 | We can turn our backs on the divisions of the past , and tear down the barriers that divide us . |
| 3 | They are strays , having been carried here by the glacier that once occupied Crummackdale as it retreated at the end of the Ice Age , scouring the ground as it departed and bringing down the boulders from their place of origin higher in the valley . |
| 4 | An arc of movement and bring down the feet |
| 5 | A thirteenth-century man who was free to leave his own tithing ( or who absconded ) for a nearby town would not long be called Matthew atte Middele ( Matthew who lives in the middle of the village ) , or such , but rather Matthew Longback or Matthew of ( or from ) Thornbury , depending on which struck his new friends as the more appropriate , and the new identification may well have turned into a surname and passed down the generations . |
| 6 | Examples made famous by the exploits of their chiefly owners acquired names of their own and passed down the generations as heirlooms . |
| 7 | She walked away , her head held high , and fought down the tears . |
| 8 | He broke eye-contact , lifting his glass to his mouth , throwing his head back and tossing down the contents of the glass with one smooth action . |
| 9 | Turn back the flaps , allow the moisture time to dry , then brush a mastic compound on to the roof boards and press down the flaps firmly . |
| 10 | The council has set up a special investigation team to try and track down the copiers . |
| 11 | I think to try and break down the barriers that some of the West Indian children have against teachers and academic things … |
| 12 | Observers have described the move as a significant change of direction for the agency , a government body , which has hitherto emphasized the economics of catching whales and played down the benefits of active conservation . |
| 13 | Barber 's choral music is represented by A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map ( text by Spender ) and Let Down the Bars O Death ! |
| 14 | Once you have decided which facts you have to face , and whittled down the possibilities according to space , family and pocket , you can decide much more easily on the feeling you would like to introduce . |
| 15 | The risks would be less if Congress were to act quickly on reform proposals provided by the administration , which could attract new capital into banking from outside , and break down the barriers that have hampered the growth of strong banks . |
| 16 | Only , therefore , when the public come to terms with the nature of mental handicap and break down the barriers of misunderstanding which have existed for centuries , will a real sense of understanding permeate our society . |
| 17 | With us we try and break down the flanks with the full backs . |
| 18 | Anyway managed to walk to the library and walk down the shops . |
| 19 | They 've come and put down the fairways and greens without regard for existing rights of way . |
| 20 | When the thumping and cheering had died away Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke rose to her feet fingering her pearls and smoothing down the flounces of her garden party frock . |
| 21 | Coastal defence experts , faced with an unexpected rise in sea level and a resulting strategic review of shore defences , are hoping that the Christmas trees will take root and anchor down the dunes . |
| 22 | ‘ I remember a number that I think might interest you , ’ he said encouragingly , starting at the beginning of the book and going down the columns to look for it . |
| 23 | Mr Bumble shook his head again , very seriously , and turned down the corners of his mouth . |
| 24 | Endill hugged goodbye to the Bookman and climbed down the shelves , hoping no-one had spotted him . |
| 25 | And that 's what they 're doing , they 're coming into peoples gardens and rushing down the sewers again , you know ? |
| 26 | We have begun the job of raising educational standards and breaking down the barriers between the vocational and the academic routes . |
| 27 | If on the other hand you frequently send out stories which will be of interest to quite a wide selection of the media it will take too long to go through a large directory and jot down the names every time . |
| 28 | In the meantime , the transport ministers also agreed to harmonise standards for air traffic control equipment to try and cut down the delays at EC airports . |
| 29 | Recollections came in bits and pieces , and the patient interrogators would listen , and note down the bits and pieces until they had a sequence , usually overlapping in parts . |
| 30 | Piaget would ask the children a question about thinking , and note down the answers he got from six-year-olds , from eight-year-olds and from children of eleven or twelve . |