Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] down [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I settled down to wait in the passageway between the garage and the house where I was a little protected from the inclemency of the weather and whence I was eventually plucked by the constabulary . |
| 2 | Then I hurried down to look at the ruins I had seen earlier , before the next onslaught of rough weather could begin . |
| 3 | She squatted down to peer through the glass and saw a headscarf printed with Scottie dogs and a hand clutching a potted plant with its leaves torn off . |
| 4 | Almost without thinking she reached down to turn off the gas and water taps , then climbed the narrow stairs and pushed open the door to her right , smiling at the riot of roses that covered the walls . |
| 5 | And she went down to check in the winter time and she said your van was really dry . |
| 6 | Then she lay down to rest in the lounge , surrounded by other women who even here never stopped talking . |
| 7 | Furious , she sat down to wait for the next vehicle . |
| 8 | After another couple of hymns and an anthem , they go down to prepare for the next service . |
| 9 | He bent down to stare at the floor . |
| 10 | Oh no , Jinny thought as he bent down to fiddle with the controls of the video recorder . |
| 11 | With his second cup of tea in front of him , he sat down to look at the newspaper . |
| 12 | John feels better , so he comes down to sit at the kitchen table and chat . |