Example sentences of "down and [verb] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trees that once sheltered the man of the forest have been chopped down and sold to shelter the man of the city in Tokyo and Nagasaki . |
| 2 | She gave a little cackle and then bent down and began locking the french windows . |
| 3 | ‘ An hour later I sat down and began to write the script . ’ |
| 4 | What was it about the name that made them want to funk on down and start praising the Lord ? |
| 5 | I went down and tried to rouse the constable . |
| 6 | Did you notice how their attacker with long hair seemed to crouch down and try to catch the ball every time a ball came near , Fairclough was excellent at marking him , I think they wore the same pair of shorts ! |
| 7 | She had taken a job in Manchester which bored her as much as she knew it would , but where she could settle down and get to know the people she was working with . |
| 8 | The sooner you " sus out " what happens at college , the sooner you 'll settle down and begin to enjoy the college experience . |
| 9 | Well to prepare the mill , we were erm concreting and or doing knocking all the old tables down and preparing get the er big saw table in , you know to diamond saw table in to cut the slate up . |
| 10 | Liz Headleand stared at the scene with a marked lack of dismay , as Kate Armstrong knelt down and started to dust the earth off Giles , looking up to ask anyone who might be interested about the little blobs of white polystyrene that always seem to come mixed with bulb fibre : ‘ What is this stuff ? ’ asked Kate , ‘ I 've often wondered , ’ as she proceeded to re-pot a hyacinth with one hand while stroking Giles 's shoulder with the other . |