Example sentences of "[vb infin] down [conj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once this trend for the relaxation of the 1970 legislation began , the EPA considered that the only way in which it could slow down or stop this erosion , short of a resurgence in the environmental movement , would be to show more flexibility in its administration of the Act , especially towards new industry . |
| 2 | can you go down and get that back from him ? |
| 3 | Do n't worry about it , we 'll go down and get some later on . |
| 4 | I 'm just gon na go down and get some eggs cos I forgotten them . |
| 5 | but er , but tomorrow I might go down and get some again you see , cos they were really nice |
| 6 | You 'll get dressed , like a good girl , and we 'll go down and spend another jolly night in the cellars . |
| 7 | And under the bed there was a basket , and we used to see the chap come down and wash these , what was in the mass it was kippers , and conga eel . |
| 8 | Why do n't you come down and see this place . |
| 9 | and that , I said I could n't sit down and do that I said , I |
| 10 | Often , for instance , after the baby has been put to sleep the mother will sit down and eat another meal . |
| 11 | But you do have to still sit down and get that information . |
| 12 | also the people on the ground I mean er surely it would n't do any harm to actually sit down and put some veiws forward from the whole department |
| 13 | And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever . |
| 14 | Born in Huddersfield , Mike , 40 , spent the early part of his career wandering between journalism and PR , always promising himself one day he would sit down and write that book . |
| 15 | But you can actually sit down and write several poems to order ? |
| 16 | With a loyal and loving woman behind him and the semblance of domestic life , he hoped that at last Modi would settle down and produce more paintings . |
| 17 | Then they leave them there , in among her own kittens , and when she returns the chances are that she will calmly lie down and let all the kittens feed from her without examining them in detail . |