Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Shall we go down to the brook ? " |
| 32 | ‘ Why do n't we go down to the refectory and look at it there ? |
| 33 | ’ Why should we go down to the spaceport , then ? ’ |
| 34 | Now , shall we go down to the police station ? |
| 35 | ‘ Can we nip down to the catering suppliers at lunchtime and get a decent machine ? |
| 36 | From the time that I was about ten , I used to look forward to Mr. Golding 's visits , for sometimes on never-to-be-forgotten occasions he would let me go down into the cellar with him . |
| 37 | I would like you to let , I would like you to let me go down to the fair . |
| 38 | After they had gone in and resumed their grind in the usual places , Rose came out to him and said gently , ‘ You were terrible , Daddy , to make them go down to the lake . ’ |
| 39 | She reached up , and kissing him fiercely on the lips , whispered a rhyme she had made up years before : " Tristram Pascoe , Tristram Pascoe , never , never let your lass go ! " — and when they had hugged , she watched him climb nimbly over the wall and heard him jump down into the hayfield on the other side . |
| 40 | The handshake was a stupid idea as she was still holding Darren , but she let him slide down to the floor and we shook . |
| 41 | Then I heard him call down from the attic for me to open the stairs door wide . |
| 42 | Why could n't they get down to the important stuff right away ? |
| 43 | Ajayi was trying to cultivate the seneschal 's acquaintance ( when her sore leg and stiff back let her get down to the basement levels where he was usually to be found ) whereas Quiss had started out trying to intimidate him . |
| 44 | If he was the Christ , the King of Israel , then let him come down from the cross and convince people . |
| 45 | I helped him sit down on the one centre thwart and arranged his legs as comfortably as possible , Harry cursing and wincing by turns . |
| 46 | You know , she made him sit down in the middle in front of everybody you see |
| 47 | Susan made him climb down from the organ and walk over to her , but his uncoordinated limbs reminded her too much of the zombies in Corin Santangelo 's horror Dream Eyeball Gougers from Italy . |
| 48 | Though her hair was not quite dry Franca began to plait it very fast , letting a long thick plait materialise between her nimble hands , then tossing it over her shoulder and letting it hang down over the back of the chair . |
| 49 | Yes it did it run down to the river and we used to have to write to get a permit to camp on there for the week but then there used to be an old , the old foreman of he used to come round every Saturday night , have you got your permit ? |
| 50 | But how will it go down with the fans like England soccer heroes Gary Lineker and Des Walker or film stars Liz Taylor and Joan Collins ? |
| 51 | ‘ But why should he come down in the dead of night ? ’ |
| 52 | ‘ I have seen it come down from the sky with a noise like thunder , and I have seen within it the bodies of those who were Too Late ! ’ |
| 53 | If you putt the ball , you can hit it firmly to the top of the bank and simply let it roll down to the hole . |
| 54 | Miles met them , and clasping Joseph 's hand , said , ‘ Come ; let us sit down by the fire and talk this matter over ’ . |
| 55 | Corporal Tambini immediately made us lie down in the mud and do press-ups . |