Example sentences of "[vb pp] down and [vb base] " in BNC.
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1 | When I looked out of the window and saw you creeping through the garden , I thought I 'd better come down and find out what you were up to . ’ |
2 | Then why not come down and have a day 's shooting next Saturday , ’ Fraser suggested . |
3 | They 've come down and give the lads tell the lads off . |
4 | Responsibilities , I mean , it would have to be torn down and build up again it was in such a bad shape , it was really , I mean , terrible , it must of been , it was , it was man who lived in since the second world war , alright , so you get . |
5 | You have never sat down and read |
6 | You have never sat down and read |
7 | The rules of a factory may be written down and serve as strict regulators of behaviour . |
8 | You wo n't want to extricate yourself from a personal promise or commitment , but you will begin to feel tied down and wish you 'd never got involved in the first place . |
9 | Anyway , if you 're goin' to tea with the toffs you 'd better get scrubbed down and pick out some decent clothes . ’ |
10 | I thought we should have walked down and try and find her . |
11 | I find it difficult to see how the order can be cut down and remain effective . |
12 | Ron Letts was knocked down and run over by thieves at a scrap metal yard three months ago . |