Example sentences of "be down [prep] the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It was just that , well , I heard he 'd been down at the police station this morning . |
2 | IF you are down in the South West sector of the region over the next weekend the Swanage Railway is having a Steam Gala weekend . |
3 | HOWEVER , if you are down in the South East corner , the Kent and East Sussex Railway invites you to return to the ‘ Good Old Days ’ on Saturday and Sunday at Tenterden Station from 10am to 5pm . |
4 | Of course , some of the LSE II 's bass response must be down to the rosewood back and sides ; the chances are the mahogany version would be toppier-sounding , but both would make equally top-notch recording guitars . |
5 | He must find Martin — he would be down near the chicken run — he must speak to someone , touch someone 's hand , hear someone 's voice . |
6 | Attendances were down at the North West Rally in Cheadle but it was an excellent day , and everyone enjoyed Jean Parmiter 's teacher . |
7 | They were down in the order book at four and eight pence . |
8 | Wilson has the 200m butterfly , 400m and 1500m freestyle , while Purvis is down for the 200m backstroke , 400m freestyle , 50m , 100m and 200m butterfly . |
9 | NEC says its new focus on the business market instead of the scientific and engineering market is down to the 36% growth in the latter market . |
10 | NEC says its new focus on the business market instead of the scientific and engineering market is down to the 36% growth in the latter market . |
11 | ‘ I 'm aware that the engine note from his car is different to the other two Subarus but that is down to the exhaust system — nothing more . |
12 | Current street prices for an SVGA card is down at the £30 level . |
13 | We 're not worried , we 're not actually keeping you to anything that 's down on the gift voucher . |
14 | er As you know , it 's been bandied around that there 's the possibility that it could cost in the region of 3 to 3 1/2 million pounds , and obviously that 's down to the rate payer . |
15 | ‘ He 's down in the mouth worse'n ever today . ’ |
16 | It was down to the practice ground in the gloom for Jack and myself but I managed to get a message to Sally to meet me an hour later than planned . |
17 | I think I would have to give the biscuit to him because one day I was down at the bankruptcy court and I discovered that he had 130 petitions on the file and I do n't think mine reached 100 ! |
18 | But five minutes into the film he was as possessed as when he was down at the football stadium watching a match . |
19 | Their favourite walk was down across the waste ground along Deptford Creek . |
20 | Kate was down in the pit lane for the Friday qualifying session , her nerves nearly as wound up as the drivers ' , knowing that Ace was waiting to live up to his name with the fastest lap . |
21 | The hire car was down in the car park , the one near Miller 's End . |
22 | ‘ I had some time off while I was working in Los Angeles and I was down by the hotel pool . |