Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [verb] [pron] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because you 'd you could n't hold that much in your head so you have to try and break them down into little patterns of Oh it 's one of that lot or it 's one of this lot . |
| 2 | So , hoisting her bag over her shoulder with an element of pride that for a brief moment made her lose sight of how important it was to try and pin him down for an interview , she made for the door . |
| 3 | He 's going to resist and negotiate them down to whatever it is they really want . |
| 4 | ‘ Do so and dear Uncle will simply laugh and put it down to my youthful impetuosity . |
| 5 | He sighed and flung himself down on the chair . |
| 6 | But do n't try and drag me down with you . |
| 7 | I said do n't try and drag us down with your slipshod ways . |
| 8 | Therapist : ‘ You say you feel awful at times ; let's look at that and try and break it down into the physical sensations you feel , the thoughts you have , and how it effects your behaviour . |
| 9 | He apologized and helped her down at the end of the road . |
| 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 | I need a big packet of cornflakes ’ Linda said to the tall assistant He smiled and handed one down to her and she raced off . |
| 12 | The second point is that I 've , the Americans I , I , it 's one of the promises about street life in second from the bottom , two weeks in the winter , four weeks in the summer , well I know to my cost erm through my ear being blasted which is why you 're a County Councillor anyway , that it 's been six weeks at the present time , we 've had a lot of lights going down , okay we 're trying to improve it , we had people walking into cars , er , er a few burglaries which I 'm pleased to say the police have helped out in , but if we 're going to change and get it down from a level of six weeks to two weeks as it is in the area I represent , is that not a question of putting extra resources in it and there 's no good putting promises unless we can deliver . |
| 13 | Maxim reached around him to pull the front door shut and ushered him down to the car . |
| 14 | ‘ He got what he wanted and slammed it down on the counter . |
| 15 | Well , Herman Schrijver says he will hire a car when the warm weather comes and drive her down to lunch with me in the Green Belt … . |