Example sentences of "down [conj] [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fortunes of the human capital theory began to decline as the growth in the economies of the advanced industrial societies began to slow down or stagnate in the mid-1970s . |
| 2 | Salt does not break down or decompose in the pond — it is diluted by partial water changes . |
| 3 | Well , no the other day he said if I 'm really that bad you just tell me and I 'll go down and sleep on the sofa . |
| 4 | Yes , I do n't like to go down and knock on the door really . |
| 5 | Shall I go down and eat in the hotel restaurant , or shall I go out ? |
| 6 | Franca did not attempt to wipe away the tears , she let them roll down and drip onto the front of the apron which she was wearing over her brown dress . |
| 7 | yeah , that 's the core but it needs fleshing out more and a has agreed that you know it 's if you just stuck to the Editor 's Handbook it 's too narrow and it does need , I mean B A I E in London thus far are being extremely helpful if slightly cautious and I 've to go down and talk to the revamped education committee when the revamped education committee gets around to having a meeting |
| 8 | Mr Chalmers said in Glasgow : ‘ The only political parties who are not prepared to sit down and talk about the recall of a Scottish parliament are the Tory party and the Labour Party . |
| 9 | BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL We can now make plastics which can break down and disappear into the soil . |
| 10 | The body will go down and disappear under the water , and the murderers will then go down the pipe themselves , and swim across the moat . ’ |
| 11 | Colonel with a K the this band , they used to , that they had from the tenth replacement depot used to come down and play at the Town Hall , and they they like I said before they were fellas on the way to join Glen the absolute ultimate musicians of America and it was why I 'm still today erm I 've got a big collection of jazz records and have always been interested in the big band sound . |
| 12 | It was n't as if I even wanted to sit down and write in the first place . |
| 13 | The conductor would then leap down and tug at the wire on top of the cabinet . |
| 14 | ‘ We might as well just lie down and call in the exorcists . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Would you like to go down and look at the inscriptions on the slabs ? ’ |
| 16 | Could she please come down and deal with the situation ? |
| 17 | I ask the House to settle down and listen to the questions . |
| 18 | I ask the House to settle down and listen to the statement , and I remind hon. Members that we have a busy day ahead of us . |
| 19 | ni-night and Stacey you can lay down and listen to the story , come on put your stuff away and lay down , good night |