Example sentences of "for [v-ing] down [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anderson was booked in the first half for bringing down Marin on a night when the Germans again showed their propensity for going down theatrically under straightforward challenges . |
| 2 | The same writer recommended giving glasshouse room to a few hedgehogs , ideal for keeping down woodlice . |
| 3 | In social welfare , Vogel touched on a very topical issue when he praised the advantages of a minimal welfare state for holding down tax levels and maximizing individual incentives . |
| 4 | It may seem an unlikely way to make a living … but Heather Gorringe is a worm farmer.She sells 20,000 worms a week from her farm in Herefordshire … and it seems people ca n't get enough of these wriggly creatures.They 're ideal for breaking down compost … and can even convert rubbish dumps into healthy agricultural land : |
| 5 | If direct on-line storage is limited , it may be worth accepting more frequent reorganizations as the price for cutting down overflow space . |
| 6 | For cutting down grass and weeds around tree trunks , buildings and other odd places as well as trimming overgrown lawn edged . |
| 7 | Plenty of paper ( scrap and good note-paper ) for jotting down page numbers , quotations , thoughts provoked by your reading , full-scale notes at the end of the strategy . |
| 8 | Liverpool City Council claims Michael Heseltine 's Department of Trade and Industry is responsible for playing down firework risks . |