Example sentences of "not [vb infin] down [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He used almost völkisch language , claiming that the Romanians ( unlike the Hungarian , German and other minorities ) were ‘ autochthonous ’ : ‘ They did not come from elsewhere , they did not fall down from the sky ; they were born and lived here , in this land , and they defended it with their blood . ’ |
| 2 | But a bowler who does not break down at the end of every other over and who can finish each season with an average around the 25 mark would be worth his weight in gold now . |
| 3 | She did not even go as far as her room — the sound of the door being unlocked , opening and closing again should surely not carry down to the hall . |
| 4 | The dog leaped at the closest man who , encumbered with carbine and sword , could not cut down at the beast , then Sharpe 's mare slammed into the Frenchman 's horse and the big sword slashed down at the Dragoon . |
| 5 | She would not go down for the fireworks . |
| 6 | Well can you not go down in the morning when you 're a bit better ? |
| 7 | Sheer orders of magnitude matter , and the orders of magnitude do not come down on the side of the real-balance effect . |
| 8 | Her left hand did not come down upon the ground . |
| 9 | Now I though he would have hysterics ; he could not get down on the ground quick enough to carry this action out . |
| 10 | If one did not sit down at the table there would be a gap , an empty space that would spoil the symmetry of the host 's table . |
| 11 | I have my doubts that Batty will ever be world class , that aside I can not understand why Wilko can not sit down with the side he 's got and bang something out to keep both Strachan and Rocastle in the side . |
| 12 | Now Vinnie will realise why we did not sit down in the pub . |
| 13 | He was being told in no uncertain terms that he could come out of all this as the loving , caring father who would do anything to keep his daughter 's reputation ; who welcomed her choice of husband with open arms ; who would not bow down in the face of adversity , but would rise up and conquer it . |
| 14 | It is not that English people do not lie down in the bedroom , or that French people do not have keys , but rather they choose different salient characteristics for the expression of that specific meaning . |
| 15 | ‘ A football club does not close down at the end of a playing season . |
| 16 | They were quite far apart , it was light but still felt enclosed : you could look up and see the high tops of the pines swaying in a wind that you could n't feel down on the ground . |
| 17 | I do n't drop down into the deck well , overcrowded as it is , but remain on the edge , with arms woven around the chrome railings for safety . |
| 18 | Do n't cut down on the amount you drink as you need a regular amount of liquid , but do n't have too much after teatime . |
| 19 | you get you get , keep your own because if there 's any time she ca n't walk down to the bottom we 've always |
| 20 | As long as you do n't go down into the attic , I 'm sure I 've told you this , he goes as long as you do n't go down into the attic . |
| 21 | As long as you do n't go down into the attic , I 'm sure I 've told you this , he goes as long as you do n't go down into the attic . |
| 22 | ’ We ca n't go down to the planet ! ’ |
| 23 | I ca n't go down to the garage and sell cars like this ! |
| 24 | ‘ And when you discovered Nicola and David Parkin were missing from the party , you did n't go down to the office again ? ’ |
| 25 | You ca n't go down to the shops , you ca n't go round your mum 's , you ca n't go to your auntie 's , you 're losing your freedom . |
| 26 | Do n't come down to the kitchen . |
| 27 | I guess he heard Barbara and me discussing the good time we had with you , and he kind of picked up on it , and he wondered why he could n't come down to the Bahamas and isolate himself from drugs . |
| 28 | Paul spends most of the rest of his letter dealing with the problem in Corinth ; he does n't come down on the side of being totally separate or of being totally indistinguishable in lifestyle — but you 'll have to read that for yourself . |
| 29 | you ca n't come down through the gears |
| 30 | Write about one main incident or object ( Chekhov said you could select anything you saw and write about it , but do n't sit down at the typewriter before the idea has gelled in your mind . |