Example sentences of "be [adv prt] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ How long since you 've been down the kennels ? ’ asked Constance . |
2 | What should the post-Christian then hold of the religion that there has been down the ages ? |
3 | Then I like to get the washing in the machine , because I can leave it doing while I 'm down the shops . |
4 | She might be down the shops or something . |
5 | It 's … it 's down the steps . ’ |
6 | Despite the extensive sampling during the excavation of the sixth and seventh century settlement at Cowdery 's Down the results prompted the excavator to offer a warning about interpreting the results ; it was concluded that ‘ it is impossible to make any assertions about the economy or waste disposal systems associated with the site ’ ( Green 1983 , p. 261 ) . |
7 | He 's up the earholes i' pamphlets and instructions and information . |
8 | And I 'd say I was down the docks last night trying to rob the life-rafts , getting the first aid kits and trying to get the Omnopon and all that , and I nearly got caught , ca n't you help us out ? |