Example sentences of "had [to-vb] down to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon the room became so hot with the heat of the lamps , pupils had to strip down to their shirt sleeves and wear shorts when entering the room . |
| 2 | Either he had to go up to the Broken Hill Ironworks at Newcastle or she had to go down to Canberra to see some official about tariffs or quotas or immigration levels . |
| 3 | Then I had to go down to the station to get somebody and by the time I came back , most of the stuff had gone . |
| 4 | Sarah was kept busy replenishing dishes , and every time she had to go down to the kitchen she was afraid of missing the Reverend Morey , but he appeared last of all . |
| 5 | Nell Anderson said it , knowing that it was hopeless , that Delaney would — had to go down to the engine room . |
| 6 | ‘ The Welsh name for the bridge over there , ’ said Beuno , gesturing , ‘ means ‘ the place where the milk was spilt ’ because one year the nuns ' cow went dry and they had to go down to the village to beg for some , and they got this far and then one of them dropped it . ’ |
| 7 | When the creditors found that the debtor had to go down to Eastbourne in any event , then the concession was given by the creditors . |
| 8 | and er anyway he got home about half past three so we had to go down to Marks went down to Marks , came back and he bought me a sandwich , I said I 've eaten nothing all day , bought me this sandwich , I was hoping to go away at six |
| 9 | He would call on some farms and others would bring what they had to sell down to Low Birk Hatt . |
| 10 | She crunched through toast and marmalade while Rory had a shower , then said they had to hurry down to breakfast , she 'd need the bulk to make sure a hangover did not develop from the great variety of booze they 'd sunk the night before . |
| 11 | Then we had to ski down to the next lot of lifts which went even higher and when we had mastered that we got on a chairlift which took us right to the top . |
| 12 | So majestic were Forest that one had to look down to the programme to make sure it was n't Robertson and Woodcock and McGovern and Gemmill combining in sweet harmony to carve open Leeds . |
| 13 | So we just had to pop down to the Castle in Chiddingstone for a pint or two . |
| 14 | Had to pop down to Rome on a spot of business . ’ |
| 15 | No sooner had you got used to being able to have the lights on whenever you wanted , than you ( or Dad ) had to trail down to the BP station with a jerry-can in your hand and beg for half a gallon of four-star . |
| 16 | I had to go and get Doug , I had to run down to school |
| 17 | And then I had to run down to Mrs 's when Dawn stayed with mummy while the ambulance come to tell Mrs and Mrs says do n't worry Jean , I 'll sign you in the day just go ahead and put your mum in the ambulance . |
| 18 | The speed of one wolf was recorded at between 1 5 and 30 miles an hour for a distance of 12 miles , after which the animal had to slow down to a trot . |
| 19 | Now what was required then was that although the job was in a rush , the management had to telephone down to the Admiralty in Bath to get the appropriate sanction you know , to , to accept the cylinder with the er bigger gauge bore . |