Example sentences of "i [verb] down [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | You had me pegged down as a full-time thief . ’ |
| 3 | When we 're in the flat she says she 'll make some coffee , and I sit down on a chair with my carrier by my side . |
| 4 | Well you see I sit down on a I sit down on a fairly regular basis with now and try to give her direction and er point out , and I do make the point , about every time and , right ? |
| 5 | Well you see I sit down on a I sit down on a fairly regular basis with now and try to give her direction and er point out , and I do make the point , about every time and , right ? |
| 6 | Jamie and I sit down at a side table to wait . |
| 7 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 8 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 9 | About 9.30 I sit down with a cup of coffee to read the paper . |
| 10 | Doug Wimbish started playing harmonics on that funny Guild bass ( the rubber-stringed Ashbory model — Ed ) and I got down to a really quiet moment , and suddenly Phil just surprised the hell out of us with this keyboard patch ! |
| 11 | I suppose the reason I got down to an effort to be objective is that I did n't like the interpretations of my other things — so here I am with an array of alligator pears — about ten of them — calla lilies — four or six — leaves — summer green ones — ranging through yellow to the dark sombre blackish purplish red — eight or ten — horrid yellow sunflowers — two new red cannas — some white birches with yellow leaves — only two that I have no name for and I do n't know where they come from . |
| 12 | I flopped down onto a bean bag and took a sip of my tea . |
| 13 | A day or so later , I came down with a very nasty bout of influenza . |
| 14 | Fortunately it did n't go off , but it made a hell of a mess , and I came down in a shell-hole just outside our wire . ’ |
| 15 | Halfway through a morning 's work , I climb down for a coffee . |
| 16 | However , I settled down with a new teacher for both piano and violin . |
| 17 | After a time I settled down into a routine of work , sleep and having a good time — and not necessarily in that order . |
| 18 | Accordingly , when I arrived there , I settled down in a pew at the back and nodded off . |
| 19 | From this magnificent vantage-point on the volcanic highlands , I looked down on a seemingly endless expanse of green the Serengeti Plain . |
| 20 | Dazed , I looked down at a little girl with wide , solemn eyes . |
| 21 | On one occasion I lay down for a rest , dozed off for 15 minutes , and awoke to find half a dozen sitting on branches within a few metres of my recumbent form . |
| 22 | ‘ I lay down for a rest after lunch and was about to drift into sleep when there was a definite pop inside me , which made me think my waters had broken . |
| 23 | Having agreed that this was a good idea , David and I went down to a pub called The Three Tuns , which is in Beckenham High Street . |
| 24 | Surkov , in a Yale T-shirt , was sitting alone at a table when I went down to a late breakfast . |
| 25 | After I did the course for two weeks I went down to a place in Ashford and I was in Ashford for twelve weeks , came back to Chelmsford , did another two weeks and then I was released as what 's known as probationer constable , a probationer constable . |
| 26 | Well I went down to a rental firm , you know |
| 27 | Mm , I thought I 'd get it , I really did think I 'd get it and I went down with a bump when I did n't |
| 28 | This , sadly was my last foray for the month as I went down with an attack of bronchitis soon after this expedition , and form which I have not fully recovered . |
| 29 | I fell down in a kind of madness , and they had to carry me from the room . |
| 30 | And if I come down with a sore throat now , I 'll know who to blame . |