Example sentences of "down [prep] the [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel I could play , but if I broke down during the game I would be letting down the team and myself . |
| 2 | ( These are only my personal feelings and I would n't want to put anybody else down for the way they dress . ) |
| 3 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |
| 4 | Down off the holder it 's on the sink ready with the the toothpaste on it . |
| 5 | Down through the sea she splashed to him . |
| 6 | Rounding the bend from the top path down towards the stable she was brandishing a stick , beating the cows ' dripping rumps and cursing them aloud for refusing to hurry . |
| 7 | Down below the bunker I think . |
| 8 | But once you get down below the horizon you get to look round this area here where there 's some rope tangled round , some kind of padding , it does tend to get a little bit lost amongst all the pebbles . |
| 9 | Do they ever hold anything down like the way they used to children 's parties at Christmas and , and ? |
| 10 | You know both sides were very happy you know it was up with the company or down with the company you know , and I think certainly the younger lads sort of saw it as an infringement upon their future , you know we 've all got mortgages and the o older men who 'd been working since the quarry started you know were gon na see a drop in their standard of living , so I think you know people were getting a bit upset you know that a n a new fella h a new face had come in , and all of a sudden you know changes were being made that were gon na hurt everybody financially . |
| 11 | I have my doubts that Batty will ever be world class , that aside I can not understand why Wilko can not sit down with the side he 's got and bang something out to keep both Strachan and Rocastle in the side . |
| 12 | er , we have in the East end of the village , including the pub , the farm , and various other properties , a certain type of properties that elevation , a certain sympathetic er amenity , and these buildings , I I heard the word mentioned earlier , I live in the country , I could live in the town , it does n't matter where I live , but these are not the sort of properties , in my opinion , that should be put on this particular site , er and they 're they 're totally , all our own elevations and plans of height , and they are totally and utterly out of proportion and out of scale with the present day entrance to the village , and whilst we 're not talking totally and utterly about looks , if you come down into the village they are going to be totally over powering , particularly in the , in the actual , in this situation of no hedges and that kind of thing , |
| 13 | Marian crossed to the stair and looked down into the chamber they had left . |
| 14 | If you carried it too green , erm I ca n't remember that happening to our but I 've heard of some people , having to cut a shaft down into the stack you know . |
| 15 | As Taff and I ducked down into the trench I upset the remains of my meal over the floor . |
| 16 | Yeah it does , it all washes down into the garden you see cos the garden 's on a slope and the field , the field slopes straight into the garden , and when we have , when we really have lots and lots of rain , you look out your back windows and there 's about that much lying there , cos it 's running down and it ca n't get past the houses , so it just builds up and floods |
| 17 | Reaching down under the counter he pulled out a flat bottle and showed me the label . |
| 18 | So about four rungs down from the top I stop . |
| 19 | Some years afterwards walking down here after he 'd been his for his silver wedding , golden wedding and so on er , coming down that dri drift down from the back he looked at me he said I do n't know boy ! |
| 20 | As Blake jumped down from the wall he fell heavily and broke his wrist . |
| 21 | As he made to step down from the verandah he heard a footfall behind him and turned to find Lepine , already immaculate in his white suit , ready to leave . |
| 22 | Down in the stable we met our mounts — three mules and six horses . |
| 23 | ‘ Down in the valley they say they found dinosaur tracks … ’ |
| 24 | I can sit back and watch the day go by , and when the float dips down in the water I know there 's a fish pulling at the line . |
| 25 | Down in the hold he 'd cracked his shins on the bumper of a small green car and she 'd laughed at his face and kissed him as if he 'd been a kid and for a moment he was thirteen and being hugged by Dave 's big sister , who was certainly large and confusing to thirteen year olds . |
| 26 | As I crouched down in the trench I thought of the French family just a short distance away from us . |
| 27 | I think what 's happened the moon is is either set already or it 's so low down in the sky we ca n't see it because the buildings and things are in the way . |
| 28 | I 've forgotten your name , Judy oh sitting down in the meadow I think , oh are n't you having fun , come on Rocket , oh Rock , Rock , Rock , you , Rocket , I hide , he get 's every so anxious if I hide . |
| 29 | Down in the street he could see some of his men . |
| 30 | – I dare say that when I strip the tank down in the future I 'll find a mixed colony lurking somewhere in a corner ! |