Example sentences of "[vb past] down [prep] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am a little surprised , Dr Neil , ’ said McAllister prim again , but managing to sneak another biscuit — she really did feel hungry and breakfast would not be served until Matey came down at about seven-thirty — ‘ that you have seen fit to buy it . ’ |
| 2 | It is an actual fact that eventually membership whittled down to about three or four . ’ |
| 3 | I bet it , as regards it cut down to about five |
| 4 | I maintained my height over this , diving the extra off , rounded out and touched down at about 250 metres into the field . |
| 5 | BBC2 settled down with about 10 per cent of the total TV audience and heavily subsidized by BBC1 , which had four times the viewers at only twice the cost . |
| 6 | I am not gon na move over and I am going at my own pace , so I slowed down to about twenty miles an hour and it 's a road about four miles long and er he just could n't get past , you know ? |
| 7 | The speed of the train in Queen Victoria 's time was , by her own wish , kept down to about 36 miles an hour , but now it travels at the line speed . |