Example sentences of "we [vb past] down [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we got down to the final paragraph , Ms Green says that all this extra work will mean that more staff will be needed , and that she 's asking for money . |
| 2 | Back in Barbados , we got down to the serious business of Christmas . |
| 3 | Then , on the second day , we dropped down into the lowest part of the crater to reach the hot springs . |
| 4 | We climbed down into the massive hole to get a closer look . |
| 5 | Pipes and cigarettes glowed in the darkness as we settled down for the six-hour passage . |
| 6 | We went down to the white-washed infirmary where I made Benjamin stop at the kitchen for rags soaked in vinegar and herbs . |
| 7 | We had Liverpool superstar Frank Holden for company as we travelled down to the Twenty Foot river near March . |
| 8 | Clark and Howey signed three-year contracts last month and Keegan said : ‘ We sat down with the two lads and their fathers and worked out a deal that was right for them . |
| 9 | As we sat down to the first of many repetitive meals of salted fish and ground corn , I broached the question of finding a prahu which might carry us as far as Aru . |
| 10 | We sat down on the little grass patch where the strolling players set up their tent . |