Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [adj] [verb] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pay in the professional grade of the civil service is better at starting than in the administrative grade , and it is only one step down at the top . |
| 2 | But they can be incredibly frustrating when something goes wrong because it 's so hard to get down to a nitty gritty level to sort out your problems . |
| 3 | ‘ Seriousness ’ , a key word in his vocabulary , and perhaps the most important trait of his character , is ever ready to break down into self-mockery , ever willing to enjoy the jeux d'esprit with which his work and art are replete . |
| 4 | it is also helpful to note down on the card idiomatic phrases using the lexical item in question , or illustrative sentences to show its range of meaning . |
| 5 | The level of material is also hard to pin down with workable definitions . |
| 6 | If all this excitement drains you and you feel the need for a caffeine boost try the marble interior of Bewley 's coffee house on Grafton St. For something more wholesome , try Colony 's just down the road , where you can find vegetarian food , which is notoriously hard to track down in Dublin . |
| 7 | Oh I think er starting fr it 's harder work starting Well it 's hard work anyway th I mean sometimes er a a job that 's been polished before , it 's patchy but I mean that 's really all stripped down to You know what I mean , it 's it 's a It 's that 's all stripped down |
| 8 | Her friend added : ‘ She also wants to campaign for paper not plastic bags at supermarkets and is angry that the catering industry uses too much plastic in packaging , because it is almost impossible to break down without causing pollution . |
| 9 | It is surprisingly difficult to recognise an overshooting situation until often it is too late to get down without sideslipping and using full airbrake . |
| 10 | But the assumption that all morality means sexual morality is too widespread to go down without a few squawks of protest . |
| 11 | They have false floors , so beware , it is very dangerous to climb down into them ! |