Example sentences of "[vb mod] [to-vb] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We ought to go down the tip later on again . |
| 2 | Charles had done all he could to slow down the retreat , issuing orders that ‘ not so much as a cannonball ’ was to be left behind — an instruction literally , and profitably , followed by the Glengarry clan who , when the carts transporting ammunition up Shap Fell , between Kendal and Penrith , broke down , carried it up in their plaids , at sixpence [ 2. 5p ] per cannonball . |
| 3 | Now the , round the backyard , used to go down the yard , and on the left hand side of the yard there was a , a , a , a toilet and a coal house . |
| 4 | when you , when you used to go down the beach and do fucking moonies with all the |
| 5 | It 's probably a similar situation at er , the last company I worked for , used to have me , me lunch hour , I used to go down the swimming baths and do two and half hours there . |
| 6 | Well that happened and er I was man and er they er brought me all the odd jobs that was going about and they used to go down the warehouse and er there was a fellow there , well a woman more than anything , know 'd where every thing was and in no time at all they showed me where the things were and er I er , young , it was in my memory , and in no time at all the men in the shop used to come and ask me to get them something from out the warehouse for this and that and the other . |
| 7 | They 've always been a precarious , yeah , I mean me dad used to work down the shipyard and you know you 'd live in fear for when they would close the yards down |
| 8 | He said Munn drove his car during the robbery , provided one of the robbers with a sledge hammer , used to smash down the bank counter screens , and he also knew the other had an imitation gun . |
| 9 | Used to live down the back of us . |
| 10 | When I used to turn down the corner of the strasse I heard her music . |
| 11 | Well all the way from , they used to come from and they used to have some sunbonnets on , I always remember they used to have the , I 'm not a dressmaker but you know a la they do n't like frills down the back that used to hang down the back and the I remember them coming round selling blocks of salt . |
| 12 | Knowing that you will invariably be outnumbered means that you should take pains to ensure that you do the best you can to cut down the number of your attackers . |