Example sentences of "[vb pp] down by [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Southern Command have been whittled down by the Carter- |
| 2 | According to Jensen , the most effective way of disposing of the chemicals is to spray them over the land according to the manufacturer 's directions , allowing them to be broken down by the sun and weather . |
| 3 | In others , such as the strongyloids , it is large , and opens into a buccal capsule , which may contain teeth ; such parasites , when feeding , draw a plug of mucosa into the buccal capsule ( Fig.3 ) , where it is broken down by the action of enzymes which are secreted into the capsule from adjacent glands . |
| 4 | Nature has , of course , tremendous resilience in coping with abuse ; even great quantities of waste can be broken down by the bacteria in the water . |
| 5 | Such a system , based on social class and the old school tie , had never become quite so entrenched across the Atlantic in the first place , and had largely broken down by the end of the 1950s . |
| 6 | Thus , in course of time , the artificiality of feudal organization was more and more broken down by the use of money , until in twelfth-century England , feudal service was commonly replaced by the payment of a tax , scutage , ‘ shield-money ’ . |
| 7 | The merlin population has yet to recover , because they are still affected by levels of PCBs , which are not easily broken down by the environment and are still leaking from industrial sites . |
| 8 | Alcohol is broken down by the chemicals called enzymes in the liver through which blood circulates once every four minutes . |
| 9 | A similar amendment had been introduced in the Commons and quickly voted down by the government . |
| 10 | If James has n't come down by the time you get back , I promise to go and get you a drink , my darling , dearest , demanding wife . ’ |
| 11 | We push his legs but they buckle at the knees , so we have to hold them up above our heads as we push to make them stay straight , then as we shove and his trousers are rolled down by the rim of stone , his arms flop over the far side of the shaft rim and it suddenly gets easier to push him . |
| 12 | They used to be in the garden here , but Her Majesty doesnae care for them so they were thrown out on the rubbish heap , but the rubbish heap was by the river so the seeds were carried down by the water and sprouted by themselves on the bank . |
| 13 | They set off down the lane , Elizabeth , Jonna and Jonadab going ahead on three heavy horses and the men and dogs following , slipping and skidding on the hard-packed snow trodden down by the shires . |
| 14 | The cheapest , the Pocket Gem , worked well but was let down by the software . |
| 15 | Harnoncourt ( ) , on the other hand , is let down by the unpredictability of his choral forces , and Gardiner ( ) is all sheen and polish , but misses the sense of the ceremonial which lies at the heart of his this most perfect of all choral masterpieces . |
| 16 | Erm yes , they er , they felt they 'd been let down by the Railway men , I think , or someone else at the beginning at the Strike , and they were out on a limb but er they 'd got to make the best of it . |
| 17 | Being let down by the program that£s supposed to save your bacon is a disturbing experience — an expensive way to be reminded that you should never again rely on just one back-up . |
| 18 | The upsurge in interest in how small businesses are funded , reflects growing concern that they 've been let down by the banks , and the realization that they are the most significant source of employment as the country struggles to emerge from the recession . |
| 19 | Well I tried and then I was let down by the group . |
| 20 | To my mind the SRV 's overall appearance is let down by the fingerboard . |
| 21 | ONCE again , we had been let down by the refusal of human beings to conform to expected patterns . |
| 22 | At times Great Chaos beasts find a way down to Avelorn from the Annulii and ravage the land , but they are swiftly and ruthlessly hunted down by the Everqueen 's would-be consorts in an effort to gain her favour . |
| 23 | A SECOND appeal against East Hampshire District Council 's refusal to allow permission for a house on land at Old School House , Crabtree Lane , Headley has been turned down by a government inspector . |
| 24 | In 1705 – 06 , a striking case , the very important Vienna embassy was vacant for months , repeatedly turned down by a series of those to whom it was offered . |
| 25 | A further defence submission on Aug. 8 , requesting a rehearing of the case and a another stay of execution , was turned down by the Court of Appeal , which rejected arguments that the 14 defendants had the right to take their cases to the United Kingdom Privy Council . |
| 26 | A similar move for this year was turned down by the Home Office . |
| 27 | A similar move for this year was turned down by the Home Office . |
| 28 | However , the Working Party report was turned down by the Council on the grounds that its proposals did ‘ not sufficiently reflect its value as an independent and impartial body for setting academic standards . ’ |
| 29 | I also wonder how the system copes with changes to people 's incomes , er many people particularly in recession we heard that unemployment in Cambridge is now approaching ten percent and if you 've been turned down by the council , your council housing on your means test are you really going to go back to them at a time when you may be under a lot of stress with unemployment to have your circumstances reinvestigated , I very much doubt whether people do go back . |
| 30 | President Chissano had offered an immediate armistice , but this had been turned down by the rebel leader . |