Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gives local authorities an additional one hundred million pounds to spend when the low level of inflation is helping them keep down the cost of providing their services . |
| 2 | It was n't until they made me squat down and then taped my wrists to my ankles and stuck me in a large sack that I accepted that it was n't going to be a truck , but a car-boot move . |
| 3 | It made me sit down with my wife and remember all kinds of things . ’ ’ |
| 4 | Stuart came home last night in his usual cheerful mood , gave me a kiss , put his arm round me and made me sit down as if he had something important to say . |
| 5 | He relaxed his death-hold on me and made me sit down with him on a convenient bench . |
| 6 | It made me sit down and think , ‘ I do n't give a damn what they 're saying . |
| 7 | I denied homosexual inclinations but he still made me bend down so that he could inspect my behind with a wooden spatula . |
| 8 | There was n't much else she could do without attracting attention , but I definitely expected a bit of the old argy-bargy before she let me get down to business . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | " Why d' you write down everything in that book ? " demanded Miriam sharply , irritated by the Doctor 's methodical habits . |
| 11 | They needed the captain back on the rails immediately , and they knew the best way to do this was let him simmer down for 24 hours . |
| 12 | The handshake was a stupid idea as she was still holding Darren , but she let him slide down to the floor and we shook . |
| 13 | I helped him sit down on the one centre thwart and arranged his legs as comfortably as possible , Harry cursing and wincing by turns . |
| 14 | Ajayi was trying to cultivate the seneschal 's acquaintance ( when her sore leg and stiff back let her get down to the basement levels where he was usually to be found ) whereas Quiss had started out trying to intimidate him . |
| 15 | He let it slither down the roof to the building 's guttering . |
| 16 | It is n't hot I 've let it cool down . |
| 17 | Stephen might have made me settle down like Donna has . |
| 18 | You should n't have made me come down here . |
| 19 | Like when a woman slowly unbuttoned her yellow clothes , let them fall down around her waist . |
| 20 | Let them run down just so much every year , remember your low outgoings , and in a few years ' time have them towed away for their break-up value . " |
| 21 | Her smooth cream front became quite blotched with dampness because she made no effort to check her tears , just let them run down her face and drop wetly on to her bodice . |
| 22 | let them come down three abreast |
| 23 | You know , let them come down and give a quote |
| 24 | ‘ Let me sit down a minute , ’ I begged . |
| 25 | Oh please let me sit down . |
| 26 | Oh erm let me slow down this bit , erm no it 's twen , oh it is twenty six ninety nine anywhere else , I 've seen it but in Argos , Wi , well William looked in the catalogue on Tuesday for me , but he said it was nineteen ninety nine in Argos |
| 27 | PAMELA : Pray , your honour , let me go down for it is not for me to hold an argument with your honour . |
| 28 | I do n't want to feel , let me push down thinking by eating . |
| 29 | When she 's ready , place her a little way up the slide and let her move down with your standing by the slide for reassurance . |
| 30 | let out the rope that let her basket down |