Example sentences of "and [vb -s] down [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A high and uncertain rate of inflation is disturbing because it reduces the efficiency of the market economy and slows down the process of economic growth .
2 And goes down the way .
3 He was wearing a white shirt tonight , with very full sleeves and ruffles down the front .
4 Sometimes a single boulder bounds and clatters down the scree pile , echoing loudly , sometimes a larger mass breaks away , sometimes the scree itself shifts and readjusts itself in a prolonged rattling clatter — a noise rather like the sea swashing back over pebbles .
5 Movement in these circumstances is over short distances and occurs down a pressure gradient .
6 The spoiler 's axe their shade devours , And cuts down every tree .
7 If records are stored in the next available position in the prime data area — the consecutive spill method — but a link field is provided from the home record or from the last synonym , this avoids unnecessary head movements and cuts down the search time required for the consecutive spill techniques .
8 It is Ego that thinks we should constantly fret about our family and the future , in case God decides we are taking life for granted , and hurls down a bolt of lightning .
9 The Kumbukan river rises with the first rains and breaks down the sand bar between itself and the sea .
10 This unity in the Spirit bridges the gap between Jews and Gentiles once they become Christians ( Eph. 2:15 ) and breaks down the hostility between men of different col-ours and backgrounds .
11 He said who would want a battered old thing with broken springs and stains down the back ?
12 He controls fights and calms down a stage invasion .
13 The CMT regulates the MATIF , ensures its proper functioning , approves new contracts or the deletion of existing ones , and lays down the conditions that clearing house members must meet .
14 As the only permanent fixture in a constantly changing group , Sinclair Goodlad maintains continuity and lays down the scheme 's philosophy .
15 And furthermore , these sardines comes in a rich tomato sauce and slips down a treat on toast . ’
16 Staked on peg 14 upstream of Brampton Farm , bomb and waspgrubs down the edge under overhanging trees accounted for five chub and victory .
17 As most shampoos are detergent-based and alkaline , conditioner helps to restore the hair 's natural acidity and smooths down the cuticles , making them lie flat to reflect more light and add shine .
18 Then the load of stones bounces and trundles down the channel , thus eroding it deeper .
19 From here he escapes and leaps down a cliff onto a beach .
20 Included are a water wheel , water float , his very own magnetic brave diver who dives from Bathtime Bear 's nose and slides down a shoot into the water .
21 Laverne slides and scrambles down the bank on the other side .
22 At the Foxhall Hotel , a single track leaves the Promenade line and runs down the centre of the narrow Princess Street , turning into Blundell Street , Here until 1982 stood the original tram depot , as rebuilt in 1898 for the conversion of the system to overhead line .
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