Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] down [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Could n't I stay down a bit longer , please ? ’ |
| 2 | Or where do I — can I write down an address on a piece of paper and I will try to mail them from the hotel . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Could you break down the profit of the F T group between Les Echo and , and the F T in the U K ? |
| 5 | Would you go down a hole if it was life or death that was just enough for you to get into |
| 6 | Who would employ her and how would she hold down a job ? |
| 7 | Why do n't you lie down a bit ? |
| 8 | You must not let them level down the University , but rather use your position to level them up . ’ |
| 9 | We 're gon na let this one go down the slide , until it runs off , there he goes , the light 's gone |
| 10 | She swallowed drily and asked huskily , ‘ Why ca n't we go down the ladder this way ? ’ |
| 11 | Inevitably , that Eighties concept of revivalism has to surface in a piece like this , yet how can we pin down a disco revival ? |
| 12 | We have a paper from you on , can we settle down a bit . |
| 13 | If they were/are so f*cking classy why could nt they break down the defence ONCE ? ? ? ? ! ? ! ? ! ? |
| 14 | Philip saw him go down the village towards the church . |
| 15 | It disturbed him to think of her father perhaps waking to hear him tiptoe down the passage like a shifty thief afraid of discovery . |
| 16 | She rolled onto her side to let him pull down the zip of her dress . |
| 17 | It was very common that the duty wag at the time would make a little paper boat , and probably get some fat or grease from some convenient part of the ship , He would then set light to this and let it sail down the waterway whilst there was a great row of people sitting attending to their needs of nature . |
| 18 | You can now unscrew the nut and let it slide down the pipe as you do n't need it now . |
| 19 | Let it cool down a bit . |
| 20 | He let it slither down the roof to the building 's guttering . |
| 21 | ‘ Let me sit down a minute , ’ I begged . |