Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier her plan had been to go down to the village a little before the gala on the pretext of shopping and finding out the times of the events and perhaps look in at the antique shop ( for Mrs Price was on the Gala committee ) and let it be known she would join the young people , but now that her mother was ill that was out of the question , she pushed it on one side , the urgent thing was to get to the chemist 's and get the stuff up to her mother . |
| 2 | It 's to sit down with the practice manager and say right tell me about these businesses . |
| 3 | Is to sit down with the estate agent and say , Right why have you got these business on . |
| 4 | Glen Ball , the Neath coach and team manager , is to stand down at the end of the season . |
| 5 | But it has reached the stage where Group 4 have now ‘ lost ’ Sir Norman ’ — Labour 's Frank Dobson on the announcement that the Tory chairman is to stand down from the board of Group 4 . |
| 6 | Getting boot Rhuddlan Borough Council is to clamp down on the number of car boot sales being held regularly at various places , although occasional sales for charities may still be allowed . |
| 7 | The plan was to go down to the south coast and camp . |
| 8 | He was to go down to the Supersight factory for some practice with Harley and was then to go with him to a couple of the Continental tournaments . ’ |
| 9 | Three weeks later , on the day I became Prime Minister , my first impulse was to sit down in the study which had been Harold 's and write him a letter of appreciation and grateful thanks . |
| 10 | Her initial action on reaching her room , however , was to sit down by the telephone and to try and concentrate her attention on what she should do now . |
| 11 | But uncle was to creep down in the night and abuse the little girl he was giving shelter to . |
| 12 | The government 's response to mounting criticism was to crack down on the principal advocates of reform . |
| 13 | One of Beecher 's favourite oratorical gimmicks , which he used to great effect in England , was to lean down from the dais to tell a humorous story but only audible to the front row . |
| 14 | His favourite relaxation was to toddle down to the quay and join the Royal Navy patrol boat for a day out . |