Example sentences of "they [verb] [vb pp] down [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the excuse for a trip had turned up , and they 'd driven down to Stranraer in a trail of tourist cars , and she 'd played cassettes and talked a little in her soft English voice , while he sat there hardly believing his luck . |
| 2 | They feel weighed down with responsibilities , but rarely accept any help . |
| 3 | The snag is at the moment is that annuity rates are n't too hot , cos they 've gone down with interest rates , so er I think maybe that I 'd hold off doing that until later , and use other types of investment , and then maybe at maturity , roll it back into , into erm a er single premium annuity . |
| 4 | They 've driven down from Sheffield to come with me . |
| 5 | Oh they 've come down in price from when I 'm talking about , when they first come first out , they were quite a lot , a lot more |
| 6 | She walked up the stone stairs to the sound of the scratchy long-playing record , highlights from Turandot , which she had put on as they had sat down for dinner . |
| 7 | She watched him go , realizing it was weeks since they had sat down for dinner together without an interruption , and over a week since they had made love . |