Example sentences of "them down [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had seen him surrounded by people shouting and screaming , ‘ Go on , my son ’ , not one of them down to lose or win as much as Jack , and he 'd just stand there like a beautiful , pale statue . |
| 2 | you know one popping in and looking after , I find that easier than just putting them down to sleep |
| 3 | By that I do not mean than one can not pin them down to set feeding patterns on specific waters . |
| 4 | actually I , the dose that I had to take , I cut them down to see how it would go but , I must admit , I suffered from it Doctor , |
| 5 | An illegit would be an unusual sight there , Fox untucked her sleeves and pulled them down to hang over her wrists . |
| 6 | Ianthe picked up a bottle in each hand , then had to put one of them down to ring the front door bell . |
| 7 | If she strapped them down to make herself look boyish they just stuck out a foot farther down , and ached . |
| 8 | He often picks out distinct things which he notices and writes them down to make us ‘ see ’ for ourselves . |
| 9 | Then he saw one of the boys turn his back on the man he seemed to be dancing with , hook his fingers in the skimpy underpants , wriggle them down to reveal his bottom and then wiggle the bottom until it shook like a jelly . |
| 10 | I realized I would need to convince them at the first opportunity that I was primarily a practical policeman and not an academic ; and I also noted that while the college was keen to list the academic qualifications of those on the course , the participants quickly justified Lewis 's assertions by playing them down to emphasize their history of praxis and practical mastery . |