Example sentences of "[vb infin] down [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should he sweep her into his arms and kiss the daylights out of her first , or should he slow down for explanations ? |
| 2 | And as I say we did the mass picket down in Inspector was coming straight up t an the Sergeant to y you know what 's like to leading er people and he said , Now what 's the what you going to do what 's what you want this morning ? |
| 3 | You could dress up or strip down to sports gear , lycra , leather , rubber , jock-straps , uniforms , work gear , torn jeans , boots , socks … |
| 4 | If we establish a hierarchy of psychological normality , those characters who predominantly speak verse can fall down into prose when they lose their reason : Ophelia , Othello , Lear , Lady Macbeth . |
| 5 | Then the walls will stand firm , tile stones will cling together , and the buildings will not fall down at night . " |
| 6 | If the team becomes too large then in practice it could well break down into sub-teams and not be as effective as intended . |
| 7 | It was constructed in such a way that the information will not break down into stylization or gesture nor found to be synthetic — or false . |
| 8 | PARDON me if I do n't break down in tears at the plight of the parents who are having to take their children out of private schools because they can not afford the fees . |
| 9 | The court heard Gooch break down in tears during the interview as he said he could n't remember what happened . |
| 10 | I 'll just break down in tears on your birthday , it is n't a problem |
| 11 | it 's really funny I just when I wan na be simple it 's just like I 'm gon na break down in front of a man yeah and they just got , cos they 're mean |
| 12 | Knowing how these processes are organized will help us develop better computer systems for object naming , in addition to helping us understand how object naming develops in children , and how it can break down after brain damage . |
| 13 | No I have , I have , I have well I can do down in fits in someone 's hair . |
| 14 | The optimal humidity is 100% , although some development can occur down to 80% relative humidity . |
| 15 | Then again , I had this vague vision — a pure fantasy — that schoolchildren would rise from their beds in this tiny village , and would file down to school carrying Japanese-made microcomputers to help them with their sums and their essays . |
| 16 | I had a bike and could pedal down to Middleton in Teesdale , meet Marie , take her to the pictures — not the best seats mind — then buy us both fish and chips and still have change out of that two bob . |
| 17 | ‘ Patsy , will you run down to Dr Johnson 's like a good girl and ask him to come over as soon as he can . |
| 18 | Do not be tempted to use the small charge that is already in the battery , as this will run down in seconds . |
| 19 | I liked it because it was a corner flat and from one of the windows I could look down into Piazza Garibaldi . |
| 20 | From here you can look down into Oxendale and across to Crinkle Crags and Bowfell , which leads the eye around the head of Langdale . |
| 21 | One of their main attractions were the promenade decks from which passengers could look down on seas , rivers , forests and cities . |
| 22 | ‘ We can look down on Seal Court from a distance . |
| 23 | I do n't look down on arts students , though I do moan about their empty timetables , but then , someone doing a German degree , no way could I do that , I have the greatest respect for them . |
| 24 | She did n't dare look down at Adam 's usual table — seeing him might just finish her off completely . |
| 25 | Nor could Creggan see that with that return of some sense of a spirit of life that can never die there came to the nearly lifeless wings of the close-caged Minch a sudden struggle and slight flutter of purpose — not much , but enough to make the Man look down in surprise and tighten his grip on the carrier cage . |
| 26 | Do n't let them look down from heaven , and see you loafing about with your hands in your pockets , doing nothing to keep it up . ’ |
| 27 | The loyalty of women and men will reach up from the earth and God 's righteousness will look down from heaven . |
| 28 | Sara had decided that she would move down to Moorlake at once . |
| 29 | Once you come into contact with the other side you can drop down into command the individual tanks and engage in fast armoured conflict — the controls here do take some getting used to , although you can opt to assign either the driving or firing to the computer . |
| 30 | Acid rain has caused such severe erosion of the Sierra del Mar that the entire mountainside could slide down onto Cubatoa . |