Example sentences of "down [conj] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Helicopters were used to provide an airborne relay station but if they were shot down or ran out of fuel , soldiers on the ground often had to resort to the GPO telephone system . |
| 2 | A third reason for isostatic anomalies is that there are dynamic forces present in the sub-lithospheric mantle which are capable of actively dragging down or pushing up the lithosphere . |
| 3 | in exactly the same way as the Suffolk Punch would get down or stoop on to its knees in its efforts to draw a full or heavy load . |
| 4 | He 's never sure whether to patronise the audience for their stupidity , understand and gee them on , cool them down or join in . |
| 5 | Occasionally , hormonal disturbance , particularly of the thyroid gland , may lead to a slowing down or speeding up of the metabolic rate . |
| 6 | It might be as straightforward as writing down or calling out an answer , pressing a button , etc. or it may be a task that requires manipulative skills such as wiring an electrical component or threading a needle . |
| 7 | Do n't climb on the chair with your feet , your socks , come on you 'll hurt yourself you sit down or get off ! |
| 8 | Back down or get out , Major warns Delors |
| 9 | Then repeat the above but , this time , pause for a moment before any action while you consciously refuse to sit down or stand up in your normal way . |
| 10 | But do n't feel pressurized to cut down or give up if you are feeding more often . |
| 11 | Other studies too have described how mothers regularly cut down or miss out on meals in order to provide a better diet for their children . |
| 12 | Do n't ignore this legal obligation , otherwise you could be ordered to pull down or open up work for inspection at your expense . |
| 13 | The links between the mind and health are not yet fully understood but there is sufficient evidence to suggest that physical illness is not a straightforward matter of bodily components breaking down or wearing out . |
| 14 | any motor vehicle waiting to set down or pick up passengers in accordance with regulations made or directions given by the chief officer or police in regard to such setting down or picking up ; |
| 15 | W when you were covering P C were you sitting down or standing up ? |
| 16 | Because so many firms in the area were either closing down or cutting back production , there was a steady supply of textile machinery being sold very cheaply by local auctioneers . |
| 17 | any motor vehicle waiting to set down or pick up passengers in accordance with regulations made or directions given by the chief officer or police in regard to such setting down or picking up ; |
| 18 | providing one or more platform faces to enable specific journeys on regular Fife line and Glasgow line services to stop to set down or pick up passengers on match days |
| 19 | DROPS — Demountable Rack Off-loading and Pick-up System — are trucks that can set down or pick up large quantities of supplies . |
| 20 | In the unique structure of the rainforest , creepers interweave between branches and can either tear a neighbouring tree down or rip out branches , leaving it vulnerable to disease . |
| 21 | He was driving well , perhaps too well , as if there was one perfect speed for every individual metre of road and he had to slow down or speed up to reach it . |
| 22 | This does not mean that reality should be watered down or glossed over . |
| 23 | Marketers interested in the development and introduction of new products will be particularly interested in the attitude of opinion leaders to these products , for their general market acceptance can be slowed down or speeded up by the views of such people . |
| 24 | In all the really agricultural villages and parts of the kingdom , there is a shocking decay ; a great dilapidation and constant pulling down or falling down of houses . |
| 25 | Children may make a fuss when the limits are set down and insisted on , but there is a great deal of evidence to show that children and teenagers realize their parents are firm because they care ( see page 116 ) . |
| 26 | Kath laid her pen down and leant back , smiling at him . |
| 27 | I mean any of us really could sit down and draw up a list of er of things where , if we , you know , a list of rules if e war for a very small subscription ornot many groups other and if everybody stuck by them , everything would be wonderful |
| 28 | Cotterell put his pencil down and rocked back in his chair . |
| 29 | Most was melted down and shipped back to Spain . |
| 30 | The clothes lines were taken down and rolled up by the dustbins , together with the props . |