Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] down [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I intend to go down to London . |
| 2 | When the students had free time she used to like to go down to Camberwell to a flower seller who sold mimosa , which is a kind of wattle . |
| 3 | but it 's , I , I do n't want to go down to work for hours Chris . |
| 4 | Do we really want to go down in history as the generation which sold for a mess of pottage the finest British companies , which have successfully built brand names and franchises of high repute over a century or more … ? |
| 5 | I do n't want to go down in history as a great songwriter because I died penniless . |
| 6 | Since delivery only required one of us , I 'd undertaken to go down to Fraxilly while Mala stayed with the ship . |
| 7 | As part of the deal Mr de Ferranti agreed to stand down in favour of Sir Derek and to allow James Guerin , International Signal 's founder , to come on to the board as deputy chairman . |
| 8 | ‘ I like the freedom of being able to decide , tonight for example , whether I want to stay in the flat or whether I want to go down to Gloucestershire . |
| 9 | Is this how you want to go down in history ? |
| 10 | Will my right hon. and learned Friend consider advising local authorities — which still seem to be unaware of their present powers on which they can act and circulating information to them to tell them that if they want to come down on Sunday traders , the statute book in Britain already gives them that authority ? |
| 11 | The candidate who took third place in the first round , however , Manandafy Rakotonirina , was expected to stand down in favour of Zafy . |
| 12 | Last autumn police stopped and searched people for offensive weapons as part of an initiative called Operation Dove , designed to crack down on drugs and violence in the Paisley area . |
| 13 | Today , with another climber , he tried to climb down to Camp 3 , but his snow blindness forced them both to turn back . |
| 14 | With a shrug , Melissa left the office , fetched notebooks and a writing-pad from her car , and tried to settle down to work . |
| 15 | Knowing as he does that his uncle has to hold down by discipline a crew with an unusual number of criminals and malcontents , he is still disturbed by the flogging of Jesse Broad and Joyce and the masthead punishment of Thomas Fox . |
| 16 | ‘ Want to get down to business ? ’ |
| 17 | The Hungarian government is introducing a " green card " system for cars to ensure that they have regular checks designed to cut down on emissions of carbon monoxide ( CO ) and hydrocarbons ( HC ) . |
| 18 | As your husband has probably been told , he needs to cut down on fat , and on saturated fat in particular , to lower cholesterol levels . |
| 19 | It did n't bear thinking of , but I thought of nothing else as I prepared to go down to breakfast . |
| 20 | Mrs Grant has decided to stand down from HIE , where she has been on the board since its inception two years ago , because of increasing work commitments . |
| 21 | She always seemed to look down on children . |
| 22 | The life-size image of the old man seemed to look down at Li Shai Tung , its dark eyes magnificent , its whole form filled with power . |
| 23 | But it was the coming night that seemed to press down on Ruth ; there was a strange fear in her that the sun , if it sank this evening , might never rise again . |
| 24 | Joe , I 'm not seeking to close down on discussion about item er , three , one and three , three but in view of the discussion we took this morning , you took this morning about the capital building programme and referring it to er , P A G , may I suggest that they both go that way , unless you have any particular comments to add to . |
| 25 | So , let me , Simon , when we get back to , to your division we 've really got to sit down with Graham and Peter now and erm , get it as part of their work to produce . |
| 26 | Quite a few of us from used to go down to cricket match . |
| 27 | Jenny poured forth a stream of ‘ brilliants ’ ’ and said she was going to drive down to Harwich that evening . |
| 28 | I 've got to go down to graphics |
| 29 | Erm , cos I 've got to go down to Horley I 've got to go to the bank . |
| 30 | At two o'clock I should like to sit down at table . |