Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [v-ing] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Laz , before you get your trusty Smith and Whatever platinum plated , do n't you think we should be getting down to the business , which is your business . |
| 2 | At first I took them for Maria 's , though it seemed strange that she should be going down to the beach at that time . |
| 3 | Part of the problem is that , because we know we should be cutting down on the amount of sugar we eat , we 're turning more and more to diet drinks , which contain artificial sweeteners like saccharin . |
| 4 | Meantime , we 'll be getting down to the fine details . ’ |
| 5 | Pete went over to the wagon , and as he was taking out the inventory clipboard he explained that they 'd be going down to the boat house in Diane 's pickup truck . |
| 6 | Two days later Horst Teltschik ( CDU ) announced that he would be stepping down at the end of the year as Kohl 's foreign policy adviser at the Chancellery . |
| 7 | She told Lizzie now that she would be coming down at the weekend and asked her if she would be kind enough to get her old room ready for her . |
| 8 | When she spoke to the old maid , she told her that she would be coming down in the morning . |
| 9 | It will require a miracle for Bedford to retain their status , even allowing for their few plus points — a top New Zealand coach , the arrival of a useful looking New Zealand scrum-half , and the fact that if the three national divisions are expanded , as proposed , next season , only one team will be going down from the First Division . |