Example sentences of "down [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd have to hunt us down or suffer a severe loss of credibility . |
| 2 | Never run down or criticize a past employer , even if you have to refer to disagreements . |
| 3 | Some people think that holding the wing down or putting a tyre on the wing will stop the glider blowing over . |
| 4 | He had neither glanced down nor passed a fingertip over the edges of the leaves , to determine how far advanced in the book his page might be . |
| 5 | I must marry Selina and settle down and raise a family . |
| 6 | oh yes , but not in the ordinary er there was a huge place , where you could put tables all round the tables , you see , and , and er it was a and er I liked it , I , when they were busy , you see , I used to , especially if they had an order for these hundreds of cups of tea , er , you see , I used to go down and give a hand then , I used to like it , you see , somebody would give a shout and I would come down from the office and and left them anyway and then er I heard of this job . |
| 7 | You know , let them come down and give a quote |
| 8 | But too long , and Rab , thinking fuck it all , whatever happened , sat down and rolled a fag . |
| 9 | Since no scientist was prepared to sit down and do a comparable amount of research in order to demolish a theory which seemed so patently to be a load of rubbish , they all simply cried ‘ Rubbish ! ’ and stamped their feet . |
| 10 | A DRINK-DRIVER mowed down and killed a young mother on her first night out since the birth of her son six months ago . |
| 11 | JOYRIDERS mowed down and killed a disabled woman in her invalid carriage yesterday . |
| 12 | A SPEEDING motor-cyclist who knocked down and killed a 73-year-old man was fined £2,000 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday . |
| 13 | A SPEEDING driver distracted by laughter and loud music in his car ran down and killed a woman delivering pizzas on a moped , an Old Bailey judge heard yesterday . |
| 14 | Another door , covering the bars of the fire , could be let down and formed a useful ledge . |
| 15 | Why do n't you sit down and read a book for five |
| 16 | Springfield slid the aerial down and directed a relieved grin at the quizzical expressions on the faces of his watching companions . |
| 17 | The House of Commons Select Committee on the Estimates ( 1958 ) argued that the whole system of Treasury control was breaking down and advocated a committee of inquiry . |
| 18 | In the wake of the War of Independence , Americans were able to sit down and generate a political system from first principles . |
| 19 | If it 's not written down I do n't know when they 've had or what they 've had , you 'll have to write it down and put a date on it . |
| 20 | Just bung that in like that seal it down and put a stamp on it . |
| 21 | these be a bit user friendly , cor blimey , just cut it about all things down and put a chocolate strip in , plenty of room in the handle |
| 22 | I 'll , I 'll write it down and put a sticker up on the wall . |
| 23 | WHAT the Taylor Report offered was a chance for everyone concerned in soccer — officials , players , spectators , politicians even — to sit down and create a blueprint for the game for the next 100 years . |
| 24 | He put the phone down and had a violent coughing fit . |
| 25 | A few years later Peter married , settled down and had a family . |
| 26 | And that , er it was kind of and the garden was small cos we had it , a quite big garden and you know things like that , I think , and the travelling and everything I think got her down a bit , I know she sat down and had a cry , yeah . |
| 27 | well I went down and had a look at it as a kid you know . |
| 28 | He put the phone down and had a moment 's doubt . |
| 29 | He actually said to them , if you can find , you know , a hundred good men then I wo n't burn your city and then he put it down and down and down and had a good old bargain . |
| 30 | well we went on a course , for a week up Newcastle and of course er erm we had to be there for nine o'clock so we had to catch the bus , at the latest half past eight so you 're up at you 're up at seven and you get showered and what have you cos there 's a shower in the be bedroom get yourself all ready so you 're down by about erm half seven , quarter to eight , like so you tend to think quarter of an hour to the erm bus stop which is right outside the door of the hotel we were getting so and we use the bus rather than take the car in daily , cos it 's easier so I and er and of course I sat down and had a breakfast and I thoroughly enjo , I did n't have any cereals you know , I says well er and I had a little bit of orange orange juice , but it was this erm made up orange juice |