Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] down [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By then his eyes and hands were swelling , he was feeling nauseous and could not lie down at night because of the pain in his back . |
| 2 | By then his eyes and hands were swelling , he was feeling nauseous and could not lie down at night because of the pain in his back . |
| 3 | Well I certainly would n't sit down at Christmas dinner with them that 's why |
| 4 | ‘ You ca n't go down to Lucifer , ’ Miles said from somewhere in the refectory . |
| 5 | ‘ You ca n't go down to Lucifer . ’ |
| 6 | In fact I ca n't put down on paper exactly how I feel . |
| 7 | It was constructed in such a way that the information will not break down into stylization or gesture nor found to be synthetic — or false . |
| 8 | Then the walls will stand firm , tile stones will cling together , and the buildings will not fall down at night . " |
| 9 | Even the most competent high-flier , it seems , feels totally inadequate when faced with a child who simply will not get down to work . |
| 10 | But the scientist can not lay down in advance what the pattern will turn out to be . |