Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] down [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The diver went down to guide the cable into the trench . |
| 2 | And , while the housekeeper went down to call the aunt , Conradin took the toasting-fork out of the dining-room cupboard . |
| 3 | This increases what is termed bioload , the amount of biodegradable waste that the bacteria in the filtration system need to break down to return the quality of the water to acceptable levels . |
| 4 | When she tugged the chain ( which had a pottery handle bluntly instructing her to ‘ PULL ’ on it ) , there was a raucous , metallic clanking fit to wake the whole house , but not a trickle of water came down to flush the bowl . |
| 5 | Just then the signalman came down to say the King had died . |
| 6 | An howitzer shell screamed down to smash the wheel of the last gun limber . |
| 7 | The man and the crocodile settled down to watch the film , then during the interval , the crocodile got up to go to the toilet . |
| 8 | It will cost me a packet to travel down to watch the rescheduled match ! |