Example sentences of "down and [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she sat down and proceeded to slowly tell Alyssia about herself . |
| 2 | The use of easily-obtained European woods helped to keep costs down and contributed to an individual and unique tone . |
| 3 | The cab came from a Massey-Ferguson 1200 and cost £600 , and a solid steel radiator surround from the same model was turned upside down and fitted to the new tractor . |
| 4 | She sat down and set to work on the files . |
| 5 | That took an hour , and made me so tired that I was able to lie down and go to sleep . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm going to lie down and go to sleep now . |
| 7 | I do n't think it helps him , it helps me calm down and go to sleep . |
| 8 | The doorbell rang loudly ; Claudia put her cup down and got to her feet . |
| 9 | In the heart of the press one or two died of suffocation , and many were ridden down and crushed to death under the horses ' feet . |
| 10 | He politely turned the girl down and waited to be admitted to Bronson Manolo 's office . |
| 11 | When the Farmer has finished he sits down and goes to sleep and begins counting to 100 . |
| 12 | Now settle down and go to sleep . |
| 13 | I looked out of the window and it was the back garden of Dr Jane 's house , and when Mrs Pitt came up to serve me and I complained Dr Jane laughed , and it was really Dr Jane all the time and the whole place was horrible and dark and dirty and when I got outside to follow my friends the ones who were usually in the dream there were n't any people and we were in a sort of studio and the village and the inn it was so obvious now I felt a fool for going in and sitting down and expecting to be served was the crudest sort of cardboard stage set like a model for a child 's history lesson and the colours were horrible and it smelt of a sort of horrible glue and — — |
| 14 | This produced a laugh which unfortunately brought on such a fit of coughing that Wilson was obliged to put Pilade down and attend to the invalid as though she were still her maid . |
| 15 | In the middle of Reverend Barr 's address a woman Maggie did n't recognize completely broke down and had to be led away . |
| 16 | To the alarm of his companions , he stopped , knelt down and said to them , ‘ Let us take time to pray to the Lord . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I sat down and said to the doctor ‘ So I have cancer ’ and he said ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 18 | It got quite windy in the morning but he got his head down and played to par , not speaking hardly a word , even to me . |
| 19 | At the same time documents have to be read , thinned down and explained to colleagues , usually with a footnote to mention that there is more documentation that the head will protect them from . |
| 20 | She placed the receiver down and reached to the table top , picking up the silenced gun and holding it gently in both hands . |
| 21 | He put the phone down and listened to its ringing — its machine persistence . |
| 22 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
| 23 | Resignedly he put his quill down and went to the bedroom . |
| 24 | The pair then lay down and went to sleep ! |
| 25 | I was so exhausted that I lay down and went to sleep . |
| 26 | Adam put the phone down and went to the front door . |
| 27 | I drank from the river and then lay down and went to sleep . |
| 28 | Then nothing else seemed about to happen , and she eventually calmed down and went to sleep . |
| 29 | There was no butter around so I jumped down and went to the living room . |
| 30 | A sudden sharp ring at the doorbell made Shelley 's decision for her , as they sprang apart , and she smoothed her uniform down and went to the reception desk to see who wanted her . |