Example sentences of "[adj] or [verb] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes such material is simply tipped-in or stuck down on a blank ; the professional may prefer to inlay it on paper to match the size of the volume , which will often be fairly large . |
| 2 | Grateful though he was — and there are few examples of anyone more grateful and generous than he was to those who had in any way helped him or even just been around in the bad times — he was not going to be craven or knuckle down like a goody-two-shoes . |
| 3 | So often on this project even the oldest locals interested in what I was doing had no memory , actual or handed down , of the people mentioned by JTR . |
| 4 | Private space where people have some resources , is smart and well cared for , but the public spaces always seem to be mucky or breaking down . |
| 5 | Men and women discharged from hospital with nowhere to live , or released from prison back into the community , are having to sleep rough or doss down wherever they can find a willing friend . |
| 6 | He recently drew up an ethics policy for United Biscuits , which he expects all his managers to endorse , because ‘ as a business becomes bigger and bigger — we now have operations in Japan , America and Belgium as well as the UK — I think the family ethics drawn up by the founders can gradually get eroded or watered down . ’ |
| 7 | The weights are custom-made or ground down Roman coins ; one or two appear to be actual Byzantine weights , or imitations , indicating the extent of exchange networks in the later sixth and seventh centuries in Europe . |
| 8 | Homoeopathy can be very satisfying if you do not get worried or weighed down by the ‘ burden ’ of finding a remedy . |
| 9 | Remember , though , that relationships need continual maintenance , like a car : they need to be worked upon or they go rusty or break down . |