Example sentences of "down [coord] [vb infin] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Unbelievable ! ’ cried a media unused to hearing from singers who habitually hate to see the sun go down or sleep in hollow logs . |
| 2 | Have carpenters ready to cut off their tusks ; then , at the spot where the tower is to be built , you must lie down and sleep for seven nights with your head pillowed on the sack of basil . |
| 3 | that looked fantastic and everyone said oh god he 's so artistic you know and he 's a butcher he was n't really but we just used to sit down and think of all these ideas you know |
| 4 | I think people give it away too much ; I do n't think they take the time to sit down and think about all aspects of being a creative person . |
| 5 | I think people give it away too much ; I do n't think they take the time to sit down and think about all aspects of being a creative person |
| 6 | ‘ It got people to sit down and think about these things . |
| 7 | There has been no point in British history at which the prevailing method of government has been completely swept away , allowing those in power to sit down and create from first principles a new and clearly delineated form of government . |
| 8 | Most reef fish , when large enough , whether herbivores or carnivores , will also hunt down and feed upon small fish or fry . |
| 9 | Because you know money-wise because we were not content to sit back and see er schemes being introduced that , which were going to act as a deterrent to er our members er being able to earn wages er on incentives and so therefore erm what happened was that we agreed that the consultants er head personnel manager would come down and talk to each group of people who were being put on to the incentive scheme , one , in order that he go over everything with them in regard to its application , and two , then answer any practical questions er where our members may find that there could be difficulties . |
| 10 | I mean I 'm obviously happy to sit down and talk through any of it beforehand anyway with you . |
| 11 | Lead words , if you want to sit down and , in , in general you see er , you want to just sit down and think about what you 're doing and what you 're not doing , you can sit down and exercise on these words , now I 'm not saying you 'd ever want to do that , right now if , now you know I was saying to you about comparative questions right |
| 12 | Mr you see various people are giving evidence , and Mr wants to ask the right person , certain questions , namely the person who er devised those words and er you are er somebody in a very important position er and er he 's trying to get it from you , and as he 's pointed out to you a company ca n't sit down and produce in some corporate way a phrase someone or two human beings or more have got to do it and he wants to know if you can help us er who , who that was , that 's , that 's all you see , he does n't want to ask you about it , no doubt er , er in the same way as he 'd want to ask a person that actually devised a word , d' ya see ? |
| 13 | It would also be easy to take down and stow in stormy weather . |
| 14 | And I do n't expect him to lie down and die under these current aspects . |
| 15 | When he gets home he will sit down and weep for all his hopes and plans and dreams . |