Example sentences of "down and [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and that , I said I could n't sit down and do that I said , I |
| 2 | ‘ Look , I 'm supposed to go down and do another five minutes of charm and chat with the ladies in the kitchen now they 've done their stuff . |
| 3 | I made my way down and photographed these natural sculptures , thinking of the centuries that wind had taken to mould and shape their contours . ’ |
| 4 | It was as if Ruth were truly Emma 's child and for some reason Rachaela had had to come down and witness this scene . |
| 5 | we ca n't take him down and put that right , would n't make it , he said he 'd |
| 6 | Oh and give her that ointment please , I have n't got it down and put this for the nurse . |
| 7 | Lay the herring fillets skin side down and put some of the finely chopped onion and gherkin mixture on each . |
| 8 | Put one piece of salmon skinside down and spread more of the mixture over the cut side . |
| 9 | ‘ You sit down and wrap this towel round your neck . ’ |
| 10 | Before you take out a loan sit down and list all the money coming in and what you will have to pay out . |
| 11 | And I said I 've bought a box of matches for him to go down and light this fire thinking you know he might need two or three matches at a time . |
| 12 | and then other , like this morning I woke up about quarter to seven , well I 'd been awake a while but I thought I 'd came to at quarter to seven I went down and make some tea and having breakfast |
| 13 | That 's what he wanted to do to from the start , cut the wages down and make more slate , that 's what he had in mind . |
| 14 | I do n't , I do n't think dieting is the main thing , it 's just cutting down and getting more exercise |
| 15 | And under the bed there was a basket , and we used to see the chap come down and wash these , what was in the mass it was kippers , and conga eel . |
| 16 | If you sat down and made another fair copy of the manuscript , you would infallibly find yourself making new adjustments and emendations to it . |
| 17 | Anyhow it was like the sea and boats and everything else and I used to I was working in a shop and I use to get up early in the morning and go down and tally all the numbers and names of the boats and and there was an old man came in to shop while I was working in and asked about a certain boat , I says oh I can tell you , trek down . |
| 18 | so I thought right , she said to me he 'd want a bottle , so come like ten past eleven , he 's like whinging , he 's drunk all his milk , then went up and come down and eat all his dinner and his pudding |
| 19 | Often , for instance , after the baby has been put to sleep the mother will sit down and eat another meal . |
| 20 | Nip down and get some |
| 21 | In setting down and discussing that theory we are , therefore , dealing with the " official " view of British politics — with the view that dominates public discussion and the accounts in the media . |
| 22 | Sit down and sign that cheque , ’ he commanded , ‘ or you 'll be bloody sorry . ’ |
| 23 | They turned the telephone down and spent most of the evening at the cinema . |
| 24 | I du n no , I think she just , probably gone down and played some records or something . |
| 25 | I lay the rod down and spend another two or three minutes feeding maggots into the swim . |
| 26 | Born in Huddersfield , Mike , 40 , spent the early part of his career wandering between journalism and PR , always promising himself one day he would sit down and write that book . |
| 27 | But you can actually sit down and write several poems to order ? |
| 28 | In the evening of Valentine 's Day , do take two white oak leaves , and lay them across your pillow , when you go to bed , putting on a clean shift or shirt , and turning it the wrong side outwards , lay down and say these words aloud , ‘ Good Valentine be kind to me , in dreams let me my true love see . ’ |
| 29 | Probably the best advice is to sit down and list all income as well as all expenditure — including variables like possible car maintenance bills , treats , clothes , savings for holidays — and then honestly look at what is left . |
| 30 | With a loyal and loving woman behind him and the semblance of domestic life , he hoped that at last Modi would settle down and produce more paintings . |