Example sentences of "[vb past] down [verb] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I almost came down to see if anything was wrong . ’ |
| 2 | Back in the living-room Helen settled down to read while he dabbled with a crossword . |
| 3 | He had a load of comics which he settled down to read until it was dark , and Firelight pulled at her hay and heaved gusty sighs and scratched her stomach with her teeth . |
| 4 | Mr Stokle repeatedly broke down sobbing as he relived the events of the attack . |
| 5 | just to make my day just to make my day yeah well , I was n't sure what those you see , hang on a minute mum so er she said she 'll either get the twelve or the one so I went down to see if she was on the twelve o'clock bus , and she was n't so I thought well I 'll try again |
| 6 | Dad went down to see if my brother was in his room . |
| 7 | Instinctively , the other three looked down to see if there was a coin in it . |
| 8 | The court itself will , under this Practice Direction , continue to scrutinise every action set down to see whether it is suitable for transfer . |