Example sentences of "down [conj] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A third reason for isostatic anomalies is that there are dynamic forces present in the sub-lithospheric mantle which are capable of actively dragging down or pushing up the lithosphere . |
| 2 | It might be as straightforward as writing down or calling out an answer , pressing a button , etc. or it may be a task that requires manipulative skills such as wiring an electrical component or threading a needle . |
| 3 | I mean any of us really could sit down and draw up a list of er of things where , if we , you know , a list of rules if e war for a very small subscription ornot many groups other and if everybody stuck by them , everything would be wonderful |
| 4 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
| 5 | The rider bent down and reached out a hand to shake that of Markby and of Pringle . |
| 6 | See that would have to be all darkened down that See that light bit of the wood , that 's got to be all darkened down and brought up The colours is all sort of you see , matching and that . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , well , ’ she said , bending down and picking up the little frog , ‘ what have we here then ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ What have we here ? ’ their father asked , leaning down and picking up the paper bag . |
| 9 | Long walks by the sea were needed to shake it all down and shake off the pounds that could so easily accumulate . |
| 10 | Turn the lights down and gather round a roaring log fire , or log-effect on the electric heater if you 're in a smokeless zone . |
| 11 | It is n't because I keep on going down and filling up the metro with ten pounds worth of petrol and I 'm not making a a trip back and forth to work every day . |
| 12 | ‘ Get your foot down and switch on the siren . ’ |
| 13 | Reluctantly , Mrs. Henry bent down and switched on the vacuum-cleaner again . |
| 14 | Bob looked away hurriedly , and Mrs. Hennessy bent down and switched on the vacuum-cleaner . |
| 15 | He bent down and yanked out the flex that connected a standard lamp to the mains . |
| 16 | They leaped down and charged up the shore , yelling triumphantly . |
| 17 | The first afternoon of the course , we did nothing , as the participants all had to buckle down and clean out the premises , including the lavatories and the windows . |
| 18 | Settle down and live off the back catalogue : I do n't know , I do n't think I 'd just stop . |
| 19 | Turn the rectangle upside down and carve out a hollow from the centre , leaving a frame of at least 1cm ( ½inch ) and a depth of about half the cake . |
| 20 | She crouched down and pinched out the light , then burrowed into the hay , pushing up against his chest . |
| 21 | She did not pause for an answer , but bent down and snatched up a roll of paper which she had placed on the floor beside her when she first sat down . |
| 22 | Go right and collect the bone , fall down , fly up on the fountain and collect the cocoa bean , fall down and jump along the pipes , go up on the platforms , go left at the top , get the cocoa bean and fall down , wait on the platform next to the pipes , go right on the ice cream , go up on the next ice cream , up on the platforms , bounce on the fountain , jump up three platforms and go right , collect the cocoa bean , climb down four platforms , climb up , go right to the top of the map , go right on the lifts and platforms and collect the blue object . |
| 23 | He sliced round one side , then the other , removed two saucer-shaped pieces of rind from either end , made a transverse cut across the middle and gradually lifted the fruit from the peel , put it down and held up a pair of spectacles to Caterina 's face , two owl eyes of orange peel on a single stem . |
| 24 | Dickinson got down and held back the prickly branches while Killion blundered out , his lips triphammering away at the opening consonants of all the swear-words he knew . |
| 25 | ‘ We had to lengthen our stirrup leather and sit down and ride out the horses . |
| 26 | The station had gone , too , and they 'd shut the line down and taken up the rails . |
| 27 | I mean I 've known lorries to go down and get out the human manure |
| 28 | ‘ First of all , I need to sit down and work out a plan of campaign . ’ |
| 29 | I put the glass down and pulled out a cigarette ; lit it before speaking . |
| 30 | Turn seed-heads upside down and tap out the tiny seeds on to white paper , so they are clearly visible . |