Example sentences of "[was/were] down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The the boats coming up would have passed if if you were down the river . |
| 2 | We were down the middle . |
| 3 | Where that was er But er I remember I er I broke a collar bone while we were down the pit , down there . |
| 4 | Nearly all my friends were down the pit . |
| 5 | Instead they were down the road taking part in the pilot for a new Channel 4 indie pop programme , where their contribution to the proceedings was a ‘ spirited ’ rendition of the RIGHT SAID FRED hit ‘ Do n't Talk Just Kiss ’ . |
| 6 | I was not allowed to play when Mum and Dad were in because they could n't stand the din , so I had to wait until they were down the pub to enjoy myself . |
| 7 | when he were down the town hall . |
| 8 | ‘ They were down the side of the armchair in my room . |
| 9 | I was er four I left the school at fourteen years of age and I was down the pit the following day . |
| 10 | He was down the pub . |
| 11 | Yeah , I was down the paddocks , I was , I was . |
| 12 | He almost sprang from the window and was down the back stairs and into the yard within seconds . |
| 13 | And he seemed as if had been here when I was down the road |
| 14 | Cos , I say the car was down the road . |
| 15 | She got a , I think she got a bit of a shock you know she actually probably thought she was better than she was and a lot of people had been giving her a lot of pats on the back and I tell you where half of that emanated from was down the corridor . |
| 16 | I was down the paddock . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't want any tea Mum , ’ I called out quickly before she was down the stairs . |
| 18 | No I think it was down the side I think he said . |