Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] [pers pn] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supposing she let them down after dear Franz Busacher had connived and wheedled to make her acceptable to Gesner ? |
| 2 | Supposing she let him down ? |
| 3 | Great Aunt S was simply pouring her tea into the saucer , whereupon she drank it down with a loud slurp . |
| 4 | Well not if she writes it down do n't worry about it . |
| 5 | If she strapped them down to make herself look boyish they just stuck out a foot farther down , and ached . |
| 6 | and I do n't know whether she took me down to see him to see if I 'd backed down |
| 7 | Yeah well by then you 'd , you 'd already messed him up , she must 've got him to sleep before she put him down in the cot did she ? |
| 8 | Till May came and the day came When she wore 'em down to Shoreham , But nobody was for 'em So she wore 'em nevermore … |
| 9 | When she brought it down the hospital she said here you are nan er mum she said , nan she said it 's a present for you she said , so we did laugh . |
| 10 | But when she turned him down he married her sister instead . |
| 11 | That were the best when she chased him down |
| 12 | When she put them down , I could see that she had accepted the truth . |
| 13 | Yeah , she she spilt it when she put yours down . |
| 14 | Leonora felt very subdued as she followed him down to the relatively peaceful little beach of Lee Haven , where years before Joshua Probert had built a safe anchorage for his boats . |
| 15 | As she set it down the T'ang stood and , reaching across , put his hand over hers , preventing her from lifting the kettle . |
| 16 | ‘ No good ever came out of Catgut Alley , that 's for sure , ’ said Aunt Clarabel as she sat him down to fish and chips for lunch . |
| 17 | She lifted her arm to catch at a branch and , as she held it down , rainwater fell on her face her eyes were shut ; it was as if she was drinking the scent of lilac . |
| 18 | ‘ She lifted her arms and as she put them down she squeezed her sister Jackie 's hand and that was it . ’ |
| 19 | Millie had come into the room carrying a tin tray , and as she put it down on the table , she looked from one to the other and said , ‘ What are you talkin' about , closed schools ? |
| 20 | He heard the coffee-cup as she put it down , then the soft swish of her skirt as she crossed the room and sat on the chair again . |
| 21 | ‘ These are pretty mild , ’ he said as she swallowed them down . |
| 22 | You can give her what she wants as long as she puts it down on the as long it 's over fifty you can give her what you want . |