Example sentences of "[conj] get down [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pulled a fresh pile of paper from her desk drawer , sharpened her pencil and got down to work . |
| 2 | It had n't taken Sister Anne long to discover how intelligent Topaz was and , as the former was a born teacher , she forgot all about the gold earrings and the unseemly deportment and got down to business . |
| 3 | That would be a very good thing , she shouted back , but her inner self did n't agree and , muttering under her breath at her unruly self , she pushed unanswerable questions to the back of her mind and got down to business . |
| 4 | " Why do n't you put your clothes on right now and get down to Seventh Avenue or Forty-Second Street . |
| 5 | When are the teachers going to stop being political animals and get down to teaching rather than try to score points off the Government ? |
| 6 | It was only once she was sure that Emily was asleep that she would pull out her plastic bag and get down to work . |
| 7 | You get ‘ funny ’ results for the first couple of weeks … lets hope that we learn lessons , and get down to work . |
| 8 | Initially girls would waste a lot of time being polite to one another rather than getting things done : too polite to choose a chief and get down to work . |
| 9 | So get those hipster strides on , polish your Chelsea boots , dust off that old black polo-neck , comb the fringe and get down to Brandoni 's place in Wembley ( call them first , though , please ) . |
| 10 | I suggest we make ourselves comfortable and get down to business . ’ |
| 11 | Just for a couple of nights in Dieppe : though I sometimes take the car and get down to Rouen . |
| 12 | Well I 'll , I 'll try and get down on Monday and see what she says and I say you know she must do three hours on Mondays . |