Example sentences of "[pron] come down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're told it 's a very close thing , the decision not to participate erm and there were certain technical and theoretical reasons , I think , that led them to come down on the side of not . |
| 2 | I came down for the fire , for it was cold in my room . |
| 3 | ‘ But I came down to the theatre and was assured it was suitable for children so we came with open minds , ’ she said . |
| 4 | Billy ( Nottingham ) and I came down in the afternoon to help . |
| 5 | If I 've had a big bill , occasionally I 've had to say to my mum ‘ I 've no money left , can I come down for the week ? ’ and I 've had to go down there . |
| 6 | Shall I come down in the car for you tomorrow ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I tell you what , if it 's a nice day why do n't your mother and I come down to the tournament on Sunday ? |
| 8 | which I shall not attempt to conceal from you , but before I come down to the details let me say that Darwinism occupies such a central position in evolutionary biology — in biology as a whole , not just in evolutionary biology but in the whole of biology — that any important , new idea in biology has to be , to some extent , judged by its compatibility with , or its contradictions of , the Darwinian position . |
| 9 | It disregards the net put there to discourage the heron , and I come down in the morning to find a dog-shaped depression in the mesh and all the fish having a nervous breakdown . |
| 10 | ‘ Does this mean when I go upstairs to bed , I ought to reset my watch when I come down in the morning because it 's got out of step with the clocks downstairs ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not very often that I come down from the pulpit but I feel this would be a genuinely worthwhile exercise , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Twomey sent old Lizzie with the summons : " Mr Twomey says , Sir Dermot says , for ye to come down to the morning room — the young gentlemen are here . " |
| 13 | It was an enclave within the duchy lordship of Pickering , which came down to the coast at Filey Brigg in the south and at Scalby , just north of Scarborough , before continuing along the coast towards Whitby . |
| 14 | The sun was still hidden behind Spyglass Hill , which came down to the sea in dangerous cliffs on this side of the island . |
| 15 | Amaranth was wearing what appeared to be a blue-black overcoat with square shoulders , the skirts of which came down to the knee . |
| 16 | It was an enclave within the duchy lordship of Pickering , which came down to the coast at Filey Brigg in the south and at Scalby , just north of Scarborough , before continuing along the coast towards Whitby . |
| 17 | Ramapithecus was one of several primates , such as the baboons , which came down from the trees to develop terrestrial living . |
| 18 | The King himself came down to the water to meet me . |
| 19 | People do n't take up what they are entitled to , which comes down to the way the government presents the information . |
| 20 | As a result , it received several offers of help , including one from the mystery blonde accountant who came down to the Sanctuary twice . |
| 21 | The women who came down to the river , no doubt fearful of looks themselves , avoided the barge . |
| 22 | At Christmas they always played ‘ You came down from the stars ’ and at Easter they usually played a Pastorale , and what with the roar of the traffic and the crowds of chattering shoppers or tourists it was practically impossible to distinguish the tune except in short bursts . |
| 23 | Richard said he 'd invite me over next time she came down for the weekend . ’ |
| 24 | She came down with the baby in her arms , took one look at Vincent , and burst into tears . |
| 25 | One of Aunt Tossie 's luxuries was an early breakfast in bed — later she came down to the dining room where she ate a second . |
| 26 | When she came down to the drawing room , Dada was looking particularly small , too . |
| 27 | The next time she came down to the village was after a day or two . |
| 28 | Alexandra would find her by the fire in the drawing-room in the afternoons , the Pekinese guarding her against invisible dangers , then she came down in the mornings and needed letters written , wools held . |
| 29 | In her plain blue suit she came down from the Clubhouse with two of the owners who seemed to want to be near the horses at ground level . |
| 30 | Nurse Jones was a busy woman and he valued the minutes he had with her over a cup of tea when she came down from the bedroom . |