Example sentences of "[to-vb] down [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dosh — I was pretty sure it was Dosh — and I danced some and she finished off the Kümmel , which meant we then had to sit down for a while near the window , where some scatter cushions had been laid . |
| 2 | so we had to sit down for a while . |
| 3 | Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’ |
| 4 | You have to sit down for a minute — |
| 5 | I needed to sit down for a minute . |
| 6 | Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something . |
| 7 | It may also be useful in case the patient becomes unexpectedly tired , and needs to sit down for a moment . |
| 8 | ‘ I am not about to sit down to a meal with you , ’ she said bitingly , ‘ Nor am I — ’ |
| 9 | She was tirelessly willing to discuss things in the manner of the country ; to sit down with a landlord , for example , and answer such questions as whether England was smaller than London , and which of the two belonged to France , and how much larger the Turkish navy was than those of England , France and Russia put together . |
| 10 | Well done , excellent , erm , as you can see , in some ways quite a complex er , issue , and it 's one of those things really , I think to fully understand this , you got to sit down with a pencil and paper and work it through yourself . |
| 11 | Or at least got hold of the basic as I have said , the best way to do this , is to sit down with a piece of pencil and paper and work it out yourself . |
| 12 | He took my passport off me and told me to sit down on a bench sat against the wall ; I picked up a magazine and read it while he checked my details . |
| 13 | She made for the door , but decided instead to sit down on a chair . |
| 14 | You 're welcome , ’ then went to the sink in the far corner of the kitchen to wash his hands , came back to the fireside to sit down in a chair to the right of the oven , and watched his wife putting out the meal . |
| 15 | To sit down in a cafe you had to buy a cup of tea . |
| 16 | We used to slide down on a tray , though we were in trouble if he caught us , mind ! |
| 17 | Judging from geological surveys , they expect to have to go down to a depth of 45 metres before they find it . |
| 18 | what would you like to go down as a scrubber ? |
| 19 | It was Alexander , formerly of Barnet , who demanded the only save Steve Ogrizovic was required to make — a low shot from the edge of the area forcing the man-mountain goalkeeper to go down with a motion usually greeted with cries of ‘ timber ’ . |
| 20 | Spike , of course , kept saying " He wants us to go down for a drink . " |
| 21 | I 'd say we 'll have to do more than that , I 'd say we 'll have to go down for a week . |
| 22 | FOR a thriller to really thrill there should be moments when you are gripping the edge of your seat wondering if the star is indeed going to go down in a hail of bullets — one more dead hero . |
| 23 | Yawl ran an excellent Oaks trial in Wednesday 's Tripleprint Lupe Stakes at Goodwood , rallying bravely to go down by a head to Gisarne . |
| 24 | Executive members of one of the party 's most active branches , Mossend , confirmed yesterday they had written to Mr Salmond asking him to stand down as a result of the MPs ' decision to strike a deal with the Conservatives in exchange for their votes on the Maastricht bill . |
| 25 | So far , Jansen has declined to stand down as a trustee . |
| 26 | We are able to stand down for a while in the evening to get some sleep , write letters , play darts or watch TV . |
| 27 | A programme to clear the ground of weeds and leave the soil fit to rake down into a seed bed is simple to devise . |
| 28 | and go out and that , if you want to come down for a couple of days . |
| 29 | Ring her up , see if she wants to come down for a drink . |
| 30 | Ask him if he will wants to come down in a minute . |