Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] you down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are the kids getting you down ? |
| 2 | It is important not to let these experiences get you down . |
| 3 | Do n't let Michael Fish 's gloomy forecasts get you down . |
| 4 | Do n't let the bastards grind you down . |
| 5 | Do n't let the bastards grind you down . |
| 6 | With every approach , try to get into the habit of thinking ahead about the height of he final turn and to become familiar with the idea of using the airbrakes to bring you down so that the final turn is not too high . |
| 7 | Well most of the time yes Doctor pills were very very good in those days and then of course gin and loads of Epsom Salts brought you down to last leg , no wonder I 've got arthritis . |
| 8 | Heavy , bulky bags weigh you down and stop you moving your arms , so avoid carrying them if possible . |
| 9 | If you had joined at Paris , then you received a ticket back there ; if , however , you had joined at Marseilles , then you only got fifteen francs to get you down the line from Aubagne . |
| 10 | I have sweet soap here and hot water , and either you wash yourself , all over , or I call in the women to hold you down and scrub you myself . |
| 11 | Never let women get you down . |
| 12 | Mr Major said that Mr Mates 's decision to give fugitive millionaire Asil Nadir a watch inscribed , ‘ Do n't let the buggers get you down , ’ was ‘ not a hanging offence . ’ |
| 13 | The Prime Minister said Mr Mates had been ‘ unwise ’ to present runaway tycoon Asil Nadir , under investigation by the Serious Fraud Squad , with a watch inscribed ‘ Do n't let the buggers get you down . ’ |
| 14 | Most of all , I would worry if they sought Continued on Page 2 Continued from Page 1 to demonstrate their solidarity with a man in a spot of bother by giving him a present perhaps a watch inscribed ‘ do n't let the buggers get you down ’ after all , it appears to be a coded message that it 's time for an early and a swift departure . ’ |
| 15 | Most of all , I would worry if they sought Continued on Page 2 Continued from Page 1 to demonstrate their solidarity with a man in a spot of bother by giving him a present perhaps a watch inscribed ‘ do n't let the buggers get you down ’ after all , it appears to be a coded message that it 's time for an early and a swift departure . ’ |
| 16 | When the heat 's on , slip into this loosely-fitted blouse and these full , knee-length shorts to cool you down . |
| 17 | ‘ If you ever again touch one of my staff , ’ he said clearly and loudly , ‘ I will instruct the largest and toughest of her colleagues to knock you down . |