Example sentences of "break [pers pn] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because you 'd you could n't hold that much in your head so you have to try and break them down into little patterns of Oh it 's one of that lot or it 's one of this lot . |
| 2 | ‘ You could never break them down , ’ she said with tremulous bravado . |
| 3 | You can not break them down . |
| 4 | Laidlaw knew he could be overreacting from lack of sleep — it could have been a plan to try and break him down : a voice , no face . |
| 5 | Surely , you may be asking , essential oils and tough massage will eventually break it down ? |
| 6 | Whatever type of communication system we use , we can break it down into the following parts : ( a ) a source of information ( b ) a device which converts the information into a suitable form for transmission ( c ) the means of communication ( channel of communication ) itself ( d ) perhaps some form of processing circuit(s) at intervals along the way ( e ) a destination for the signal and its conversion into a suitable form ( which is normally that of the original ) and , finally , ( f ) the receiver of the information . |
| 7 | Let's break it down . |
| 8 | If I write this on the board , I 'll break it down for you because it 's a word you may well see , sorry about that |
| 9 | In some cases cultivation maintains a good soil structure , while in others it may break it down , and what constitutes a ‘ good ’ soil structure may depend upon its mineral composition and upon the use to which it is put . |
| 10 | I could never break it down or lever it open . |
| 11 | ‘ If I do , thieves will break it down thinking there is something valuable to steal . ’ |
| 12 | It is in fact all oil , but for trying to understand the thing it 's better to try and break it down if we can , and that 's what 's being done here . |
| 13 | The H B F figure for Greater York was twelve thousand three hundred , the Barton Willmore figure was twelve thousand seven hundred , but they did break it down on a district basis , and they gave five six five o to Ryedale , and then Michael Courcier , represented by Mr Sedgewick , a much more modest figure of ten thousand six hundred , for Greater York . |
| 14 | It 's quite a complex manoeuvre and so we 'll break it down into the different parts that changing hands , turning the boat around and changing sides . |
| 15 | What I was Pat is five thousand words is really too bit a bite you know if you really want people to criticism off it , you wan na break it down into sort of two thousand word chapters really . |
| 16 | You can break it down further , you can add in things here about what somebody wanted , okay , what somebody was trying to get hold of , what they wanted , and also perhaps what they wanted to avoid . |
| 17 | ‘ Open it or I 'll break it down ! ’ he bit out , slamming a hand on it violently . |
| 18 | you 've got ta break it down . |
| 19 | And I thought , well I 'll break it down so That was what it was , I 'd pulled all the fractions together , put them into a common denominator . |
| 20 | So if I can just break it down . |
| 21 | How can you break it down even more ? |
| 22 | Not a word on why Scum could nt break us down . |