Example sentences of "i [vb past] [to-vb] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to hold down the wheelbarrow by sitting on it while taking off my hat , changing into my jeans , and putting on goggles and a smog-mask . |
| 2 | Well , there was nothing for it , I had to lay down the law in no uncertain terms . |
| 3 | he and he were like this in the water I had to go down the bank I grabbed hold of him in the middle of his back , just turfed him out . |
| 4 | I had to force down the wave of nausea . |
| 5 | Fenella was easily bribed with the promise of an ice-cream on the way home and Lisabeth kept her company by devouring a couple of choc ices , which meant I had to wash down the upholstery of Armstrong 's back seat that evening . |
| 6 | Although I wanted to go down the pit because you got more money you see . |