Example sentences of "they be down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today , for example , they are down by the river , observing the wildlife , the vegetation , the reflections in the water . ’ |
| 2 | All the others you did n't see cause they 're down at the bottom so when this lot |
| 3 | They 're down at the front . ’ |
| 4 | I was just going to make a quick comment if I may on Oxfam , because I noticed that they 're down for the street collections and for the flag day , now next year 's their fiftieth anniversary , so I think it 's quite appropriate next year , but I do , my own view is , that we will get , we ought to get one comprehensive list of all these organisations , for both the street collections and the flag days , with an indication in the column of whether it 's flag day they 've gone for or a street collection , so that we can identify that sort of situation . |
| 5 | They 're down along the road by the lake 's edge . |
| 6 | Dass come up with the curtains , they 're down in the Courtesy Cleaners . |
| 7 | They were down on the floor , and one side of her face was scorched by Gordon 's mother 's horrible gas-fire , in front of which there was a bowl of tepid water . |
| 8 | Dear , they were down at the Paradise the other night … looks serious . ’ |
| 9 | By the time he got his foot to the brake pedal they were down among the mud and the car slid on for several yards before coming to a halt . |
| 10 | Besides , they were down by the river now , and she wanted to see the bridge … |
| 11 | They were down in the order book at four and eight pence . |
| 12 | Ah well they were down in the garden we said |
| 13 | No doubt they were down in the cellar sheltering from the bombardment . |