Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] down at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They swore that they had turned her down at first , but that she had behaved in such a bold manner — sitting on their laps , kissing them and fingering her body — that they could not hold back any longer . |
| 2 | you can keep her down at two , so much the better . |
| 3 | We can work with the class to create a story in which they all have a stake , slowing it down at particular moments , thereby creating strong dramatic tension , deepening understanding and also enabling us to value publicly the contribution of particular children . |
| 4 | I talked him down at one point |
| 5 | ‘ We eventually tracked her down at this dreadful apartment block . |
| 6 | She is currently in the process of closing it down at considerable personal loss . |
| 7 | Very gently the two women drew the light quilt away , sliding it from under the arm of the sleeper , drawing it down at both sides , peeling it off and over the end of the bed . |
| 8 | She 'd just er put him down at ten and , and that , that was that . |
| 9 | ‘ You try pinning him down at such short notice . |
| 10 | Oh I see I must of just been putting it down at that time |
| 11 | ‘ I had put it down at this spot and was about to discover , ’ he said . |
| 12 | from Budgen 's , when erm ah , you know at Chris , Christmas they had it down at one seventy nine a pound , did n't they ? |
| 13 | He brings it down at four and five o'clock , |