Example sentences of "[vb infin] down at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the walls will stand firm , tile stones will cling together , and the buildings will not fall down at night . " |
| 2 | She did n't dare look down at Adam 's usual table — seeing him might just finish her off completely . |
| 3 | Mr Powell will step down at Christmas , days before Carlton takes over the franchise held by Thames on New Year 's Day . |
| 4 | Another suggestion is that it was a fulfilment of a prophecy such as ‘ I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight ’ ( Amos 8:9 ) . |
| 5 | Janet , tiptoeing out into the hall when Penman had opened the door , said that Aunt Emily was resting and would come down at tea-time . |
| 6 | We 'll , we 'll get down at Southwold |
| 7 | He did simmer down at times , enough to recognise his tendency to pour oil on the fire , and catch glimpses of himself as a ‘ half-strange , half-tiresome person . ’ |
| 8 | Well I certainly would n't sit down at Christmas dinner with them that 's why |
| 9 | The economy will settle down at point A , a position of neoclassical equilibrium from the point of view of firms , though obviously not from the point of view of households , which would prefer to be at point B. Households must therefore revise downwards their planned expenditure on goods in the light of their failure to sell all of their labour services . |
| 10 | Parents : Help when they 're put to the test Maggie Drummond offers hints on helping children knuckle down at exam time |
| 11 | On the far bank the sky was red , for the heavy industry of the Lenin region does n't close down at midnight . |
| 12 | By then his eyes and hands were swelling , he was feeling nauseous and could not lie down at night because of the pain in his back . |
| 13 | By then his eyes and hands were swelling , he was feeling nauseous and could not lie down at night because of the pain in his back . |