Example sentences of "[vb pp] down [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether the costs savings are very considerable is hard to say but there have undoubtedly been some sayings ; what is clear , however , is that costs have been whittled down and that this has had a widespread effect on the production of newspapers in Britain . |
| 2 | Thornton was eventually smoothed down and persuaded to stay on condition that the paper find a Chairman at once — a reputable businessman whose name could be used instead of his . |
| 3 | See , he 's fallen down and broken his crown . |
| 4 | Her hair had fallen down and there were scattered hairpins everywhere . |
| 5 | It had fallen down when she had pushed the door open . |
| 6 | Even rotted FYM must be further broken down before it is fully used . |
| 7 | ‘ We made the effort last year , but the talks would have broken down before they started , except for the Ulster Unionists . ’ |
| 8 | These days , as John has said , it 's much more broken down than that . |
| 9 | Mention is made of how in the viewing of the mountains " … it is to be seen how the very naturall working of those flood falling from the height in winter stormes have broken down & worn such rifts & slitts in the rocks as hereby the dead leaders or mettall finnes or vaine have appeared unto us above ground which before were hid by the earth & stones formerly covring the rocks some 2 or 3 fathomes deep … " |
| 10 | A light brown Mk II Cortina is believed to have broken down when used by the IRA unit and a black E registration Nissan Micra was seen near the barracks the night before the bombing . |
| 11 | Somehow these barters have to be broken down if computer applications are really going to succeed . |
| 12 | There are many tales of madness overcoming travellers whose cars have broken down or whose camels have died . |
| 13 | By the end of February all basic services had broken down or had been withdrawn and a mass evacuation of non-Bougainvilleans ( both foreigners and Papua New Guineans from other provinces ) was under way . |
| 14 | Either the telemetric system has broken down or they 've gone bonkers at Bacton . ’ |
| 15 | The structure is detailed in Figure 6.3 and can be broken down as follows : 1 ) part number — which consists of a lead number and variable number , 2 ) description/classification — based on a company specific or geometric feature procedure , 3 ) node position — the global position of each component part 's node , 4 ) enclosing box excursions — maximum and minimum values in each coordinate direction that describes the geometric domain of the part , 5 ) attributes — sub-divided into primary and secondary : PRIMARY : ( a ) Unique — only occurrence of this part ; ( b ) Base — fundamental part used to manufacture others ; ( b1 ) Made from — a modification to an existing ( base ) part ; ( b2 ) Variable — special sub-set of ( b1 ) which describes a family of parts all similar to the base part . |
| 16 | The information is broken down as follows : |
| 17 | The motor expenses paid in the year were broken down as follows : |
| 18 | This structure is followed in the example given above and can be broken down as follows : If after the Seller has given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection [ case ] , the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days [ condition ] , the Seller [ subject ] may make arrangements for the storage of the goods [ action ] and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage . |
| 19 | Desiccated liver is approximately 80% protein and is easily broken down and absorbed by the stomach . |
| 20 | The car has broken down and my two mates have taken it to a local garage to get it fixed . ’ |
| 21 | Tonight on the phone she was sounding down ; the washing machine had broken down and the cat was thought to have broken its hip . |
| 22 | Negotiations with the De Vere hotel group , which were at an advanced stage , have recently broken down and precipitated the receivership . |
| 23 | Since then , this relationship has broken down and architects have enjoyed lower rates of unemployment relative to the national situation . |
| 24 | Angela was glad she was a Brownie , because if she had n't been she would surely have broken down and sobbed at missing her great chance of winning the bicycle . |
| 25 | The following bar graphs or charts show how the information can be broken down and looked at more closely . |
| 26 | Strength and mobility of joints improves , and because the muscles need more energy , stored body fat is broken down and utilised , leading to a reduction in weight . |
| 27 | Most procaryotes , using oxygen , depend on the simpler process of fermentation for their energy , where chemical food is broken down and burned inside the cell . |
| 28 | But with our increased intake of animal fat in the last couple of generations , our bodies ' capacity to adapt has often broken down and the cholesterol level has simply risen higher in many individuals . |
| 29 | Usually the cargo is broken down and sold off , then the ship reappears with false papers reregistered under a Honduran or Panamanian flag of convenience . |
| 30 | The autumn colours come when the green pigment chlorophyll is broken down and re-absorbed into the tree . |