Example sentences of "down in the country " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , when she was down in the country , I had a BSkyB dish installed in London and it took her 24 hours to find it . |
| 2 | Her whole life was acting — she 'll never settle down in the country . |
| 3 | She knew hat she would be flaunted before the whole of Northumberland if her mother had her way , so , although aware that good form dictated that she should dress down in the country , she took a deep breath and faced the fact that , for their first few outings at least , she would have to wear what Nora called her ‘ dressy ’ clothes . |
| 4 | I shall settle down in the country and build cottages , and mix draughts . ’ |
| 5 | She very much doubted Madeleine would be prepared to give up the good time she was having to settle down in the country on Harry 's salary . |
| 6 | ‘ Have a nice weekend down in the country , you lucky thing ! ’ |