Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] down [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I and er told Lindsey if she 'd ever any problems never to write them down to a friend |
| 2 | and Ken we used to write it down on a bit of paper who had what and who owed what and |
| 3 | It was heavy for him , he was glad to set it down for a while . |
| 4 | It also boasts an hydraulic system which enables a 20-foot pod to be extended to increase the display area and allows the whole vehicle to lower itself down to a floor height of just 18 inches above the ground . |
| 5 | Oh you want to fetch it down to a board technic |
| 6 | Granville Again was out of form with a few niggling problems , so after talking to Michael I decided to let him down for a break then bring him back to his peak for one day — this day . ’ |
| 7 | She rocked the baby in her arms , refusing to put her down for a minute , and she sang snatches of lullabies she remembered her mother singing so many years ago . |
| 8 | There is nothing whatever to do about it , except , possibly , to put it down for a time . |
| 9 | There 's no need to actually to put it down as a recommendation that stays forever more , there 's just no need for it . |
| 10 | They 'll have to let us down in a minute . |
| 11 | She allowed Dr Neil to sit her down on a doorstep and help her to replace her shoe , and he guarded her while she tidied her hair , and pulled her torn dress together . |
| 12 | Nancy fought wildly , and Sikes had to hold her down in a chair . |
| 13 | For me , it was kind of an antidote to Nineties cynicism , which starts to get you down after a while . ’ |
| 14 | Well I 'll be able to take them down in a minute . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll be back in an hour to take you down for a tour of the lodge and to meet Mrs Foster . |
| 16 | These days people bring hamsters and terrapins and rabbits and dogs , but nobody quite has the nerve to pin them down on a slab and cut their throats . |
| 17 | Many people say generally that ‘ there should be no whaling for ethical reasons ’ , but when you try to pin them down to a formulation of those ethics , you find it exceedingly difficult and , I am afraid to say , probably unconvincing to most people of the nations of the world . |
| 18 | A spearman tried to bring him down with a lance thrust under the cuirass whilst another took a swing with a sword at the joints in the greaves on his legs . |