Example sentences of "[vb past] down [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes Sheila got away from her family to come with her and she drove down for a few hours as well as now and again in the middle of the week . |
| 2 | He frowned down for a few moments at the damp patch on the matting at his feet , then he shook his head , as if ridding himself of some unwelcome thought , and looked up at me again . |
| 3 | But Dreadnought , let alone all her other weak places , had been holed amidships by a baulk of timber , and before long the water poured into her with a sound like a sigh and she went down in a few seconds . |
| 4 | ‘ At one stage we thought Freddie was going to get John thrown out but they both calmed down after a few minutes , ’ added the source . |
| 5 | He sat down for a few moments to consider his position . |