Example sentences of "come down the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Is it not the case that although the wage increases of British workers have come down the benefits of that have been dissipated , and that due to the recession induced by the Government productivity has gone down although it has gone up in Germany and as a result unit labour costs in the year to the second quarter of 1991 went up by 3 per cent .
2 It was crowded , and as the rain began to fall more rabbits came down the runs .
3 As the dusk came down the bats came out and the song of birds ceased one by one until only a lone blackbird spoke occasionally from the shadows .
4 So my sisters er When we was coming down the lanes , now them country lanes , were n't all done nice , they were grass , where the carts used to come through .
5 Crowds of people were coming down the quays , all heading eastwards .
6 ‘ They 'll come down the servants ’ stairs and out at the back door .
7 Because another one was er we come down the houses in here , empty houses and in , in the summer they used to grow flowers , Marguerites , and we used to go in the backyard , we were n't supposed to , er and cut these flowers and make them into bunches and , and sell them for tuppence and thruppence a bunch .
8 You come down the shops .
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