Example sentences of "take [pers pn] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes they would stroll under the leafy canopies of the Mardyke , where the river was not a river at all but a stream — his father used to say that you could n't even call it a branch of the Lee , perhaps a twig at best — often dried-up in summer and so narrow that he could nearly have jumped across it if he had been allowed ; at other times their route would take them down the Marina where the river was a broad rink-like expanse that copied in shimmering reflections the haughty hills of Montenotte drawing themselves up from its other side . |
| 2 | If the walls separating the two are of the partition rather than supporting variety you could take them down and incorporate the space into one much larger room which will make more family sense . |
| 3 | However , they paid little or no attention to her , and Lucy guessed that their minds were too occupied with the exciting venture which would take them down the foaming white waters of the river . |
| 4 | They were very attractive and they did have the advantage that you could take them down and plunge the whole thing in water and wash it and er |
| 5 | I thought I 'd just take them down to the tip , but when we had half a bucket full I thought I 'd better phone the police |
| 6 | We 'll do it ourselves , although the council are the only people who can put them up anyone can take them down , |
| 7 | And depending on the area we 'll give a photocopy of the map and Derek will fetch 'em in , Derek can take them down . |
| 8 | yes , ah that 's a point now , I could take them down to erm , what 's his name down the road and ask him , he 's very obliging , ask him to cut them |
| 9 | Yes well you can tell me what they 're getting and I 'll take them down . |
| 10 | and we can take them down to the Christmas school fare . |
| 11 | might take me down . |
| 12 | I 'll have to go down there on a Saturday , my mum said she 'd take me down there . |
| 13 | he says , look er , he says , cos I for somebody he said if I could , if he knew somebody that could take me down he says I would leave the mini for ya |
| 14 | If you 'll follow me I 'll take you down and introduce you to your department . ’ |
| 15 | I 'll take you down there one day . |
| 16 | The Val d'Azun will take you down at its eastern end to the town of Argelés-Gazost , which stands in a wide basin of the Gave de Pau , some eight miles south of Lourdes . |
| 17 | ‘ Julia , I hope that you will let me take you down into Florence for dinner tonight ; if we went early , we could stroll a little first and look at one or two of the best exteriors . ’ |
| 18 | Once you 're at the summit descend by the more popular Miners ' Path which will take you down across the causeway over Llyn Llydaw and finishes up at Pen-y-pass at the top of the Llanberis Pass . |
| 19 | Ask Rupert , he 'll take you down . |
| 20 | Well Rudy can take you down to you know where to go Tarrers But if you do n't wan na go you 're , you 've got the telly . |
| 21 | just that I tried the phone room , I 'll take you down there and , I could see you from up here and I said he 's around . |
| 22 | Maybe you should take him down to Mrs Hollidaye 's . |
| 23 | Cleared with the security guards at the desk he went into the lift that would take him down to a depth below the level of the Thames . |
| 24 | ‘ You could at least let the lad take him down and back , even if you do n't use him . ’ |
| 25 | It was just sort of ‘ Shall we take him down then ? ’ and Bob 's your unc . ’ |
| 26 | we ca n't take him down and put that right , would n't make it , he said he 'd |
| 27 | She would make George take her down to the river , or get Billy to run away with her for hours , never fearing the punishment . |
| 28 | We can take it down ; we ought to take it down really . |
| 29 | Boy stood outside the window and imagined the things he might see inside this magazine , should he ever take it down off the high shelf and open it , perhaps in the privacy of his room or perhaps right there on the street at five o'clock . |
| 30 | In the evenings , when Kāli brought the cows home , we 'd take it down to the stable to its mother and she would stretch out her nose to it and blow , and the breath would come out as steam in the cold , evening air . |