Example sentences of "[vb mod] get down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do the same at intervals throughout the roof on occasional joists , rafters , purlins and trusses — and you must get down on your knees to reach right to the eaves and wall-plates . |
| 2 | ‘ One glass of champagne , and then we must get down there . ’ |
| 3 | Charles must get down to Streatley straight away . |
| 4 | ‘ I realise something is wrong , and I do n't have to look too far to know the cause , ’ she added darkly , ‘ but you must get down to work or the show will be a failure , and you do n't want that to happen , do you ? ’ |
| 5 | And then she must get down to flat-hunting . |
| 6 | Again and again we hear the cry go up , ’ We must get down to marketing . ’ |
| 7 | I must get down to some work . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Well , now , delightful as this badinage is , I think we should get down to work . |
| 9 | Finally it was agreed that both should get down at the same moment . |
| 10 | When she hesitated , hardly knowing what to say , he tipped the scales by proposing briskly , ‘ Perhaps we should get down to business . |
| 11 | People might get down later , really . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll get down to business then , shall I ? — I want you to do something for me . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ The doc 's going again today , and I 'll get down this evening . ’ |
| 14 | Tomorrow we 'll get down to Act One in detail , and then on Wednesday we 'll — ’ |
| 15 | And when I get a moment I 'll get down to noting any facts I think could help you . |
| 16 | That 'll get down the back of your throat , that 'll choke you . |
| 17 | so we 'll get down this afternoon then , alright , fair enough at least we know what we 're doing now Your bedroom 's a tip . |
| 18 | We 'll , we 'll get down at Southwold |
| 19 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get down to the racecourse pronto . ’ |
| 20 | Y'know , we 'd get down town early or go over to Liverpool and spend all day out . |
| 21 | Madeleine kept repeating that she 'd get down to hacking back the brambles one of these days but on the other hand she did n't have the time . |
| 22 | Tonight , for example , after Emily was in bed , she 'd get down to work on some of her designs for accessories . |
| 23 | He 'd get down . |
| 24 | never thought I 'd get down to this level . |
| 25 | But it was still ten o'clock before I could get down to meet Marie . |
| 26 | Even if I could get down to the required , modest depth , what could I possibly about the swamp ? |
| 27 | When there were , the engine driver would stop the train and get out of his cab and shoo them off , and sometimes he 'd wait so that everyone could get down from the carriages and stretch their legs and pick blackberries before they set off again . |
| 28 | You g you could get down and just start and with the one hour the blower would go and knock you off . |
| 29 | Now if we could get down to the sale of this house and the contents … ? |
| 30 | ‘ If you could get down here , sir , I 'd be very grateful . |