Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pers pn] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | And on the M forty , between junctions four and five , that 's between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , it 's down to two narrow lanes in both directions , and a contraflow system for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , also that 's down to single line traffic at times , so that could slow you down quite a lot . |
| 2 | He looked at Killion as if urging him to argue so that Woolley could knock him down . |
| 3 | You are a sign well able to juggle several balls at once so in many ways the volatile planetary climate could suit you down to the ground . |
| 4 | Yet there is no trace of arrogance in his writings or pronouncements , and for those who could track him down , there was a man who was more than ready to mull over the ideas of lesser mortals . |
| 5 | ‘ Or do n't tell me that all those questions about Ryan were simply so that you could track him down and make him pay the money back ? ’ |
| 6 | I bet I could find what all the others have ; I bet I could track it down . |
| 7 | But after a time the right person could tie you down . |
| 8 | Fold in the overlapping corners at the top tightly , to secure the cone — you could staple it down as well if you like . |
| 9 | Well what they 're doing actually it 's quite right because they 're they tended to play the long ball to Steve Walsh so that he could head it down and what they 're doing actually they 've got two four foot eight forwards in Jochim and Speedy and a nine foot seven winger Ormanroyd |
| 10 | You could bring them down and we co keep that here for now that helicopter |
| 11 | Then she flew on to a high window-sill and I had to ask the headmaster to bring me a ladder so that I could bring her down . |
| 12 | There might be huntsmen who could bring me down . ’ |
| 13 | My father was so good with his gun that even in the dark he could bring 'em down . |
| 14 | ‘ I was hoping Branson would be so tired I could beat him down , nag him into submission , ’ says McLaren . |
| 15 | There are cushions like the World Food Programme and the stocks held by the major grain producers , but emergencies and poor harvests could run them down very quickly . |
| 16 | His plight was clearly desperate ; the slightest motion could hurtle him down the remaining few yards of slope and over the lip into the quarry . |
| 17 | and , though neither I nor Anne could keep it down , |
| 18 | Or she could set it down on a shelf alongside an empty flower jug . |
| 19 | Japan said that it intended to build up its military forces to a high level so that it could cut them down in the interests of peace . |
| 20 | A little later , he met the leaders of the Provisional IRA in Dublin and assured them that he would be delighted if he could cut it down to ten or eight years . |
| 21 | If the walls separating the two are of the partition rather than supporting variety you could take them down and incorporate the space into one much larger room which will make more family sense . |
| 22 | They were very attractive and they did have the advantage that you could take them down and plunge the whole thing in water and wash it and er |
| 23 | yes , ah that 's a point now , I could take them down to erm , what 's his name down the road and ask him , he 's very obliging , ask him to cut them |
| 24 | he says , look er , he says , cos I for somebody he said if I could , if he knew somebody that could take me down he says I would leave the mini for ya |
| 25 | Could take it down Leslie 's and tell her or |
| 26 | He turned the door handle slowly , the automatic gripped in his fist , held high so that he could swing it down into a firing position if necessary . |
| 27 | But you could delegate it down could n't you . |
| 28 | as if anyone could melt them down . |
| 29 | Even if you could hold him down you might easily cut too far and hurt him . ’ |
| 30 | You could write them down and give them to your next of kin or a close friend . |