Example sentences of "down and [vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Well , no the other day he said if I 'm really that bad you just tell me and I 'll go down and sleep on the sofa . |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd like to sit down and rest for a while ? ’ she suggested . |
| 3 | Yes , I do n't like to go down and knock on the door really . |
| 4 | What he needed was to break down and howl like a child , and it was the effort not to do so that was tearing at him . |
| 5 | Shall I go down and eat in the hotel restaurant , or shall I go out ? |
| 6 | Franca did not attempt to wipe away the tears , she let them roll down and drip onto the front of the apron which she was wearing over her brown dress . |
| 7 | Mr Chalmers said in Glasgow : ‘ The only political parties who are not prepared to sit down and talk about the recall of a Scottish parliament are the Tory party and the Labour Party . |
| 8 | BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL We can now make plastics which can break down and disappear into the soil . |
| 9 | The body will go down and disappear under the water , and the murderers will then go down the pipe themselves , and swim across the moat . ’ |
| 10 | When a son or daughter decides to settle down and live with a partner for the foreseeable future , rather than getting married , the situation is different . |
| 11 | Colonel with a K the this band , they used to , that they had from the tenth replacement depot used to come down and play at the Town Hall , and they they like I said before they were fellas on the way to join Glen the absolute ultimate musicians of America and it was why I 'm still today erm I 've got a big collection of jazz records and have always been interested in the big band sound . |
| 12 | ‘ Frank , ’ I said , ‘ if we do n't agree on the running order then surely it is something we should sit down and discuss as a team . ’ |
| 13 | The conductor would then leap down and tug at the wire on top of the cabinet . |
| 14 | ‘ I tell you this , Mr Millet , two or three years ago I would n't have had the time to sit down and chatter about a chap I have n't seen for more than a year . |
| 15 | I like doing jobs where I can get down and concentrate for a period |
| 16 | Could she please come down and deal with the situation ? |
| 17 | ni-night and Stacey you can lay down and listen to the story , come on put your stuff away and lay down , good night |
| 18 | I ask the House to settle down and listen to the statement , and I remind hon. Members that we have a busy day ahead of us . |
| 19 | I knew it would be wiser to settle down and chat for a while , and drop my question casually into the conversation , but I could n't wait . |