Example sentences of "down [adv] [conj] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He believed that the Scottish Secretary 's estimates were probably based on the operation of the system once it had bedded down rather than looking at initial assumptions . |
| 2 | I decided it was a good idea to write things down rather than depending on the tape because erm I 'm not actually going to get round to transcribing the tape quickly enough to use it as minutes . |
| 3 | I noticed that the plastic Seayak bobbed up , over and down rather than cutting through the swell . |
| 4 | ‘ Coming down here and talking to people is better than just looking at boards in a Jobcentre , ’ he said . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm spending the night down here and returning in the morning . ’ |