Example sentences of "was [to-vb] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plan was to go down to the south coast and camp . |
| 2 | He was to go down to the Supersight factory for some practice with Harley and was then to go with him to a couple of the Continental tournaments . ’ |
| 3 | Three weeks later , on the day I became Prime Minister , my first impulse was to sit down in the study which had been Harold 's and write him a letter of appreciation and grateful thanks . |
| 4 | Her initial action on reaching her room , however , was to sit down by the telephone and to try and concentrate her attention on what she should do now . |
| 5 | But uncle was to creep down in the night and abuse the little girl he was giving shelter to . |
| 6 | The government 's response to mounting criticism was to crack down on the principal advocates of reform . |
| 7 | One of Beecher 's favourite oratorical gimmicks , which he used to great effect in England , was to lean down from the dais to tell a humorous story but only audible to the front row . |
| 8 | His favourite relaxation was to toddle down to the quay and join the Royal Navy patrol boat for a day out . |