Example sentences of "being [verb] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are these distinctions being broken down under the impact of wider social changes ? |
| 2 | Raw muck and slurry can burn young plants and even slow down plant growth whilst it is being broken down in the soil . |
| 3 | tha that 's because the iron is er being broken down in the body . |
| 4 | People are always being Healed down at the church . |
| 5 | Tragically , these trees are being torn down from the rapidly diminishing rainforests — and are not being replanted . |
| 6 | The risk of disease being carried down into the soil could be extremely serious . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | This meal of horse might be compared to the draught of air that a drowning man who has fought his way to the surface manages to inhale before being whirled down into the depths again . |
| 9 | Sir Alexander Seton was not in the least upset about being transferred down to the town . |
| 10 | It is believed that the whole of Homer may have been passed on by oral tradition for several generations before being written down in the ninth century BC . |
| 11 | After being shot down during the Battle of Britain , Stienhilper became a PoW and after a short period in a British camp was transferred to Canada . |
| 12 | IRAQ threatened yesterday to send fighters to patrol its border with Iran , but British and American officials said that would violate the terms of the Gulf war ceasefire and put the aircraft at risk of being shot down by the allies . |
| 13 | Harry Moyle himself was rescued after being shot down in the sea ( by Spitfires , in fact ) and was rescued by a fishing boat from North Berwick . |
| 14 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |
| 15 | Given the robust level of reserves that the board has enjoyed , and given that about £6.5 million of the reserves is being drawn down by the board to ensure a continuous and constant level of training , I should have thought that the board was exhibiting a responsible approach . |
| 16 | Four Axminster Gripper looms have arrived at Brindley Road , from LDP 's factory at Warwick which is being closed down following the take over . |
| 17 | Are not those successful British companies sick and tired of being talked down by the doom-monger Labour party ? |
| 18 | Dr Mowlam , whose office is in the heart of Redcar 's bedsitland , said home-buyers were being dragged down into the morass . |
| 19 | In appropriately ‘ watery ’ metaphors , Mr Wallace spoke of the Government 's economic strategy in Scotland ‘ sinking beneath the waves , ’ and Mr Mullin expressed concern that ‘ Scotland is being dragged down by the sinking ship of the UK ’ . |
| 20 | Scotland is being dragged down by the sinking ship of the UK . ’ |
| 21 | Ira Dilworth was being worn down by the picayune squabbling of party politicians who were attempting , and with some success , to make a French/Canadian political football of the CBC . |
| 22 | The 1992 world champion had been in a subdued mood all weekend and it was clear he was being worn down by the continuing rumours over his future . |
| 23 | But even he was being worn down by the uneventful march of days . |
| 24 | The association between reading skill and the use of the GPC route was confirmed by a negative correlation between the time taken to pronounce a list of words and the size of the pseudo-homophone impairment : the more skilled children gave a greater indication of being slowed down by the appearance of nonwords which sounded like words . |
| 25 | The company now has 260 employees , up from 170 at its birth and has won Borland International Inc chief Phillipe Kahn over — ‘ Technically , it 's brilliant and Taligent is running much faster than I expected ; instead of being bogged down by the bureaucracies of its two large parents , Taligent seems to have taken the best of each company , ’ Kahn commented to the Journal , which notes that Wordperfect Corp and and Novell Inc are doing applications . |
| 26 | For another thing the most profitable processes today simply do not need large amounts of labour and is it seriously expected by the government that as long as we avoid being tied down by the social chapter , we shall become such a reservoir of cheap labour , that we shall become cheaper and more exploitable than the labour force in the Third World ? |
| 27 | But now it was like being on the launch pad — the craft standing on its end with the nose upwards and me sitting there facing upwards being pulled down into the back of the seat by gravity . |
| 28 | These include Stanwick Castle and an older property at Streatlam which was probably being pulled down around the time Edelson House was built , he says . |
| 29 | A brisk antipodean , she moved with speed and efficiency , despite being weighed down by the most magnificent chest Amiss could remember ever seeing in real life . |
| 30 | Their excellent record as landlords and non-involvement in local politics saved Riverstown from being burnt down by the IRA in 1922 . |