Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we offer this kind of text to children , and if the gulf between the two languages is to be bridged , then we must not play down the magnitude of the learning task which children face . |
| 2 | And said , oh , let's go and find a cup of coffee but , have a bit of a walk and walk down to conference but we 'll not walk down the prom |
| 3 | ‘ Could n't let down the guv'nor , ’ Bob said cheerfully . |
| 4 | No , in the end we just could n't turn down the money . |
| 5 | On Europe , to put it beyond all doubt in this House , in the country , and on the continent , will my right hon. Friend reaffirm that it is the policy of Her Majesty 's Government that Britain shall not go down the route of a federal Europe and that it is for Britain to decide on the future of her own currency ? |
| 6 | Why do some women see marriage as an absolute priority from the start of a relationship , yet others would n't sashay down the aisle if their lives depended on it ? |
| 7 | Well I ca n't go down the square that 'll be too much , but I mean |
| 8 | Look at all the sand , you ca n't get down the sand 's so deep . |
| 9 | You ca n't get down the escalator , everyone 's looking at you , then there are all these other young things flipping around the changing rooms in the shops . |
| 10 | The women may close down the village boozer , but they will not shut down the business altogether . |
| 11 | We wo n't go down the village with her either ! |
| 12 | She wo n't go down the shop with you . |
| 13 | Council leader Michael Carr said : ‘ We can not turn down the opportunity of extra resources for areas of particular need . |
| 14 | Make sure that the ventilation pipe is unobstructed , and that water can not run down the pipe into the house . |