Example sentences of "which [verb] down [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silver plants usually have a thick coating of felty fur which slows down evaporation . |
| 2 | That communal release of euphoria across Blackheath results from the combination of the final arrival of ‘ the Moment ’ , plus the increase in energy which easing down training will have brought . |
| 3 | In 1898 the rigidly enforced ‘ code ’ of practice which laid down curriculum guidelines for elementary schools ( Standard 1 to 7 ) was abolished . |
| 4 | The first parliamentary Acts concerning housing in the nineteenth century were Public Health Acts , which laid down requirements as regards sanitation and public safety . |
| 5 | I frequent the Heath , the Ladies ' Pond , where I meet Kelly and Jo and lush Simone , sunning themselves in topless array and munching on nectarines which drip down necks and towels . |
| 6 | This lack of oxygen decreases the activity of micro-organisms which break down detergents . |
| 7 | The vast majority were fitted with the more complex three-way converter , which cuts down emissions of carbon monoxide , nitrous oxides and hydrocarbons . |
| 8 | GRE were founder members of the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau , which monitors and arbitrates insurance matters , and members of both Lautro and the Association of British Insurers which set down codes of practice for all members to comply with . |
| 9 | It is of course penalty kicks at goal which slow down play and I would deal with them very drastically , as in these modern days they quite often determine the result of a match . |
| 10 | It is the brackets , of course , which slow down production . |
| 11 | It 's worth also mentioning , since you saw it in the practical class , that staphylococci in general produce this enzyme catalase all of these er lo thi this is the enzyme which breaks down hydrogen peroxide and detoxifies it . |
| 12 | As more results have come in , the details of Lynch 's model have become enriched , but in an early version , constructed with his long-term collaborator Michel Baudry , the effect of the calcium was supposed to activate an enzyme present in the postsynaptic site which breaks down proteins . |
| 13 | Investment trusts are regulated by the rules of the Companies Acts , which lay down requirements with respect to number of shareholders , form of financial accounts , constitutional structure , etc. and by the listing requirements of the Stock Exchange ( see above ) . |
| 14 | Certainly the galleries where the slate is blasted , which go down 1,500ft in giant steps , have a dramatic quality of their own . |
| 15 | Mr Ferman said previous computer games have not been covered by the 1984 Video Recordings Act , which lays down criteria for rating videos . |
| 16 | A variety of methods have been employed to dissuade unauthorized personnel ; from security staff permanently on guard to the introduction of special locks and interlocks which close down equipment movement in the event of any irregularity . |
| 17 | As striking for an impressionable child would have been the earth tremor on 27 March 829 which brought down houses in Aachen and damaged the roof of the palatine chapel . |
| 18 | Mr Morrison looked instantly distraught , possibly because of the air which whistled down George 's nostrils as he gasped in horror , or perhaps because of the children who were ferreting down the sides and back for valuables . |
| 19 | This was followed by a mystery stomach bug which struck down Blues midfielder Ian McCoosh and several directors in Tbilisi — plus virtual house-arrest in the hotel as Georgian security feared for the safety of their Western visitors . |
| 20 | The sell-offs had a dramatic effect because some of the businesses were loss-makers which dragged down profits last time . |
| 21 | The strike , which closed down shops , schools and the universities , had been called by the major opposition United Nepal Communist Party ( UNCP ) , supported by other left-wing groups , in protest at price increases which had doubled food costs , trebled electricity rates and , at a time of severe nationwide drought , increased the price of water by 62 per cent . |