Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] down [prep] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Preston , ’ said Polly , when she came down from putting the twins to bed and in a tone he had come to recognise over the years . |
| 2 | ‘ But when we got down to signing the papers I saw there was £198 charged for the fittings and £223 VAT on the original sum I had been quoted . |
| 3 | The circumstances in which a break with the past and the need for a fresh start come about vary from country to country , but in almost every case in modern times countries have a Constitution for the very simple and elementary reason that they wanted , for some reason , to begin again and so they put down in writing the main outline , at least , of their proposed system of government . |
| 4 | If your dog does try to jump up , simply encourage it to lie down by using the technique described previously . |
| 5 | What happens when it comes down to choosing the material you put on your albums ? |