Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There , there is the er belief that er it is better to have the resources of all the Common Market countries behind you if you want to intervene to protect or bring down the value of your currency , depending on which way it may be . |
| 2 | Expecting that he would now let her go and retreat down the ladder , she was startled when his large hands gripped her thighs and continued to guide her until she was standing two steps above him . |
| 3 | agreed to take to set up and take down the stall and be there for most of the day . |
| 4 | I knew exactly where to stop it so that I could get off and go down the ladder , sneak a cup of tea or something . |
| 5 | I 'd sat on my palliasse writing notes , watching Selma plait her hair , trying to decide when to get up and walk down the inlet far enough to be out of sight in order to go to the loo . |
| 6 | Erm , and I asked him to stop and come down the isle . |
| 7 | These were heavy family pressures but not particularly unusual nor sufficient , in my opinion , to overset and bear down the will of Mrs. O'Brien . |
| 8 | The archers to start and wear down the game , and the knights to capture it ; for bowmen can kill , but not make prisoner . |
| 9 | Where the beds are vertical , horizontal or dipping inland , joint blocks can not readily break off and slip down the bedding planes : the result is a tendency for the cliffs to be more nearly vertical . |