Example sentences of "[verb] down [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I switch on , I want you to go down the steps , sit down quietly on the floor by the end of the nozzle … and I want you to apologise . |
| 2 | And so perhaps the time had come just to sit down somewhere on the ground and wait . |
| 3 | If it 's appropriate for him to sit down there with the project manager , then we have n't got a problem . |
| 4 | Now one of the most important things that we 've established erm is that er you need to sit down still with the secretary of the club and say right now you 've got this list of businesses tell me more about them . |
| 5 | Darren , 21 , said : ‘ The smoke was very dense , so I got down low on the floor and pushed the kitchen door open . |
| 6 | Calvin takes a look at Jerry , mumbles something inaudible and sits down heavily on the step with his back to all of us . |
| 7 | Er other thing , and they lived down there opposite the garage , that was the electricity board house then . |
| 8 | In any case , sparks were riding the breeze and touching down far across the river in hidden gardens and remote rickyards . |
| 9 | A cowboy was out on the range when he came across an Indian with his ear pressed down hard against the trail . |
| 10 | Unit costs may be broken down further into the amount spent on teachers , books and equipment , ancillary staff , transport , and so on . |
| 11 | As the train slows down considerably on the bend , look out beyond the Castoff Carpet Centre ( formerly Watley Baptist Chapel ) over the spire of Saint Greavsies and you may be able to spot the rusty corrugated sheeting , glistening muddily in the sunlight , that makes up the ground 's perimeter fencing . |
| 12 | Mr Gandhi has an election coming up and a big one-day cricket tournament not only goes down well with the electorate , but also goes a long way towards providing a short-term solution to the unemployment problem . |
| 13 | And Black goes down theatrically on the edge of the box and nothing has been given and Gemmell took a chance then he er overplayed his protest to the referee . |
| 14 | She would n't stay down here in the country until the wedding . |
| 15 | I had to go down there for the preview and then go down and bid . |
| 16 | The position of the outlets on the fascia board can be determined by a plumbline hanging down centrally over the gully or drain inlet . |
| 17 | Part of the rope still swung there , hanging down directly over the water . |
| 18 | ‘ But I do n't think either ourselves or Forest will be struggling down there at the end of the season . ’ |
| 19 | The weaving yarn was caught down randomly across the row , but in a different way on adjacent rows , and in such a way that the design was largely floats ( swatch 3 , card 3 ) . |
| 20 | Sometimes the chairman of a committee stands down temporarily from the chair in order to express a deeply felt personal view about an issue in which he has an interest . |
| 21 | She hurried next door to get the spare one she always left with her neighbour , then let herself inside and sank down wearily on the bottom of the stairs . |
| 22 | She peered out into the office , winding down now at the end of the first day : at the two constables scribbling notes at their desk , at another sitting at the HOLMES computer , at a WPC glancing through the actions book . |
| 23 | The path passes behind the youth hostel , and then drops down slightly towards the Forestry Commission information centre and turns left , following the green posts . |
| 24 | This is a relatively small garden measuring 33ft by 36ft ( 10m by 11m ) and our main task is to provide a real feeling of space and movement as well as rationalising the steep slope that drops down away from the house . |
| 25 | Now the cartoon Princess stops at the point where she is clad in sexy underwear , instead of stripping down further to the G-string . |
| 26 | As the regime 's dependence on the Islamic fundamentalists became more and more pronounced , it cracked down hard against the threat of opposition , whether from the left and the unions or from within the military ; following alleged coup attempts in April and September 43 officers accused of involvement were summarily executed [ see pp. 37367 ; 37703 ] . |
| 27 | Her picture and her silk quilt had been carried down below in the chaos of last night and she did not have the energy to seek them out . |
| 28 | When we get home Penny goes to check on Heather and if she 's asleep , lies down quietly by the cot and waits for her to wake up so she can come and tell us . |
| 29 | They should be let down properly before the flight and not , as in the case of one of the mares , introduced to racing a week previously in a Windsor selling hurdle . |
| 30 | I was let down lightly at the beginning , though . |