Example sentences of "[noun] down [conj] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It rejoices in the unrivalled might of Israel 's God , the creator of the world , and in his habit of turning human affairs upside down and bringing the powerless to positions of strength . |
| 2 | During training Catherine had to acquire a few hair-raising skill such as flying upside down and rescuing the aircraft from a stall . |
| 3 | The Yugo finally skidded to a halt upside down and straddling the middle lane . |
| 4 | There was only a handful of tourists and a few gardeners in orange overalls and hard yellow hats batting the undergrowth down and checking the stonework . |
| 5 | When insulin was introduced its use in less severe form was continued with the intention of keeping the dose of insulin down and controlling the blood glucose . |
| 6 | Others are a matter of reassigning tasks , adjusting the timetable of a plan , scaling a project down or postponing the achievement of one or other of the targets which had originally been identified . |
| 7 | Hamilton came back into the shop , rolling his shirtsleeves down and buttoning the cuffs . |