Example sentences of "down a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took down a few reference numbers from a noticeboard headed ‘ Cleaning ’ and then waited for my turn . |
| 2 | All the matches are wet , so we cram down a few handfuls of cheese and boiled sweets . |
| 3 | CAME 'S BEAUTY stems from being built in the palest of pale Portland stone , arguably the finest building stone in Britain , quarried over the down a few miles towards the sea . |
| 4 | Out into the spooky snicket and down a few yards towards the churchyard . |
| 5 | Even if I allow him to scribble down a few paragraphs of his own fiction ( and I do not see why I should ) it still follows that any words he might write must in the first instance be composed by me . |
| 6 | She had to take a walk down a short corridor from the main hallway , go down a few steps to the kitchen . |
| 7 | I jotted down a few extracts from The Boyfriends . |
| 8 | When the temperature cooled down a few minutes later Gallacher headed to the referee 's dressing room to apologise . |
| 9 | Up and down a few more hills . |
| 10 | Two thousand years ago a sex manual written in China laid down a few guidelines for gauging a woman 's sexual characteristics from a careful study of her face . |
| 11 | Jess said , climbing down a few rungs . |
| 12 | Slugs can be a menace in the greenhouse in winter so put down a few slug pellets . |
| 13 | Listen to talks — read articles — then jot down a few headings on what message is being conveyed . |
| 14 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 25 times . |
| 15 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 25 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 16 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 30 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 17 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 30 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 18 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 35 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 19 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 35 times . |
| 20 | Great that we 're making a few bob at last ; I 've bunged down a few more ideas for old Clash songs we could flog to various fee-paying customers . |
| 21 | For now , let's begin by jotting down a few ideas for sequences to make a Christmas movie . |
| 22 | Mister C might be fine , but clearly someone needs to down a few more smart drinks . |
| 23 | Do n't be afraid to open up uncharted areas or kick down a few fences . |
| 24 | It helps to ask the client 's permission to jot down a few facts . |
| 25 | It can be quite illuminating to write down a few vague goals , and then to discover just how deepseated your real feelings about nursing can be . |
| 26 | The ISV programme supposedly kicked off last week despite a quiet little ruling handed down a few days before by MIPS ' new parent , Silicon Graphics Inc , that says RiscOS 5.1 , due in the fall , is the end of the line . |
| 27 | Okay , so she 's gone down a few orifices in her time , but if anyone calls her a hookworm I 'll burst their intestines . |
| 28 | Beach lovers rarely fault the International as it backs directly , down a few steps , onto the sands and sea . |
| 29 | The decorations shone on the walls and I loosened the buttons of my tunic and slipped my tie down a few inches . |
| 30 | It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aids understanding and memory . |