Example sentences of "down any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite many years of searching , I have not yet been able to track down any other source of reference on the design and construction of valve pre and power amplifiers . |
| 2 | Round each calculation to the nearest 1p ( round down any amounts of ½p , i.e. |
| 3 | Add the wine and bring to the boil , stirring constantly and scraping down any meat particles from the sides of the pan . |
| 4 | BRITISH , American and French officials prepared to warn Baghdad yesterday that their aircraft will shoot down any Iraqi plane or bomb any Iraqi anti-aircraft missile site that point radars at allied planes patrolling northern Iraq . |
| 5 | punch down any protruding nail heads and countersink screw heads . |
| 6 | This lacks credibility for two reasons : first , there is no evidence to prove Hollis was a Russian mole , and second , no investigations were ever planned that would have tracked down any of these spies , despite the fact that they all displayed behaviour patterns that were highly suspicious , until a defector alerted MI5 . |
| 7 | The inclusion of a joke , suitably disguised pupil howler or cartoon on a regular basis breaks down any heaviness in the letter . |
| 8 | He usually persuaded rather than forced , and her mother simply battered down any opposition with her tongue ; but they could do it , and in their present temper they would . |
| 9 | The 800m world record holder , who is currently training between 50 and 60 miles a week , was quick to play down any suggestion that he would finish among the top runners in the 11th London Marathon . |
| 10 | Ultraviolet light will break down any felt or asphalt roof if it is unprotected . |
| 11 | The band had a policy of not turning down any gig offer , regardless of whether playing it would be profitable . |
| 12 | You may find it helpful to keep a pad and pen by the bed and write down any anxiety which might come into your head . |
| 13 | It was going to be another unusually wind free day when islanders take the opportunity to tie down any loose facings and fencings before the furies of winter . |
| 14 | What Catriona had to hide was that she hated turning down any gift from Patrice , who was the best waitress in the place , as well as the nicest . |
| 15 | The first five minutes is to enable you to reflect on the candidate who has left and to jot down any opinions and comments which are fresh in your mind . |
| 16 | Note down any other changes you may have noticed about yourself , even minor ones — you may not see the connection but they may be vital clues to the doctor . |
| 17 | Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any unconfessed sin in your life , and confess it thoroughly , noting down any action you are prompted to take . |
| 18 | You then ask the second child to write down any figures for the second row and you immediately write the third row . |
| 19 | The financial problems of the elderly differ from one person to another as widely as do their health problems , so it is not possible to lay down any hard and fast rules , or to produce any magical solutions . |
| 20 | Breaking down any physical or technical barriers within each shape . |
| 21 | I ca n't say I found adhesion up or down any better than with other boots . |
| 22 | Yet in spite of these difficulties the Company turned down any chance of surrender ‘ and would be treated as brigands ’ according to the message Donald Ross brought to Hatu-Lia on 13 March — three weeks after the Japanese landed . |
| 23 | Paul knew Nathan , as a rule , and would talk to him in a slurred voice ; Nathan had a notebook and pencil ready , and would jot down any thoughts that came , going through them afterwards as if they had been jewels . |
| 24 | He shouted to his riders , at least those near enough to hear , to try not to ride down any mounted men in their way , as those would likely be their own folk , it being improbable that the enemy would have been able to catch any of the fleeing horses . |
| 25 | He saved his friend and I do n't know whether he managed to run down any of the gang . |
| 26 | Each use will present its own problems of proof and it is impossible to lay down any hard and fast rules . |
| 27 | Senior sources at the Palace were playing down any talk of it being a disaster , pointing to more sympathetic coverage in South Korean newspapers . |
| 28 | ( An interesting way of countering this effect is to keep by the bedside a ‘ dream diary ’ in which , as soon as you wake , you can jot down any memories you may have of your dreams . |
| 29 | And the RAF was ordered to shoot down any of tyrant Saddam Hussein 's aircraft menacing Shia Moslems in Southern Iraq . |
| 30 | ‘ Nurses should be advised to resist such pressure and not be afraid to turn down any assignment which they feel may be outside their sphere of competence . |