Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb base] [verb] down [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You read in the papers all the time about girls being raped and murdered , and you do n't want it to happen to you , so you try to cut down the odds . |
| 2 | I entered it because I thought it would increase my confidence ; once you 've walked down a catwalk in a swimsuit , you can face most things . |
| 3 | Erm one wonders whether that 's erm wise in the long term because once you 've closed down a coal mine of course you ca n't er re-open it very easily because the roof falls in and it floods and effectively you have to start again from er from scratch . |
| 4 | If you 've taken down a door leading from hall to living room , or kitchen to dining room , you may be lucky and be left with interesting architrave mouldings around doorways , but if they 're plain modern ones , you 'll probably rip them out with the door . |
| 5 | ‘ If you want to slow down the game , ’ said another Ottawa official , ‘ one good tactic is to keep changing the players ’ . |
| 6 | But I did n't get married four times because I like trolling down the aisle , I got married four times because I like the idea of being married and I like sharing my life with a man . |
| 7 | I had six days — time to make myself an evening gown ( evening gowns are n't funny ) that drops to pieces ( how ? ) after I 've fallen down a flight of stairs . |
| 8 | There will be occasions when you want to drain down the cold water system . |
| 9 | When you have noted down every single thing which you wish to discuss use the information to prepare a well-ordered list of questions to take in with you . |
| 10 | When they 've cooled down a bit you can put them in your bed , warm it up nice . |
| 11 | The fingerboard is ebony , with exquisite maple leaf inlays lacking nothing in detail as they appear to drift down the neck towards the body . |