Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] down [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The small procession moved on towards a set of metal stairs that led them down to the second landing . |
| 2 | Why you ever asked me down in the first place is still a mystery to me . |
| 3 | So anyway , after fucking weeks and weeks and weeks I had come out to me one day , and Mr came out and he said to me he had a wee bucket and shovels and he says er bring me down to the first floor so I opened to let him out and he gets out and he says to me , now take her half way between the first and second floor and stop her . |
| 4 | If you have any views about ways in which we could help each other in such situations perhaps you 'd like to jot them down for the next newsletter . |
| 5 | Or walk out and let you down at the last minute . ’ |
| 6 | And he blames AC Scotland for the sabotaging of his plans to raise a second round of finance by stockbrokers in Europe who let him down at the last minute . |
| 7 | ‘ I was very lethargic but I just put it down to the first months of my pregnancy . |
| 8 | It 's been really getting me down for the last four seasons — I 've been running disgustingly . |
| 9 | Disadvantages : She may not have had much experience looking after young children ; she may let you down at the last minute if something else crops up — like a boyfriend . |
| 10 | Be prepared for a breakdown in communication and for certain individuals to misbehave or let you down around the 12th and the 26th . |
| 11 | The champion jockey had been waving the whip in his left hand and when he put it down inside the last furlong , I must say that the clear impression from behind my glasses was that he thought the race was over . |
| 12 | With more complex circuits , having to remove the transfers after taking all that time to lay them down in the first place , is wasteful . |
| 13 | We settle ourselves down in a First Class cabin , lay our delicacies out on the table , open some wine and champagne , set the crayfish on to plates that do n't look paper , and eat , drink and devour vast quantities of pâté , hors d'oeuvre and champagne . |
| 14 | ‘ I will have a few casts here , Blair , then follow you down to the next pool , ’ I suggested . |
| 15 | ‘ It pays well and has brought valuable jobs , but if the demand for slate drops they will close us down without a second thought , ’ one said . |