Example sentences of "it down [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elizabeth had noticed the lighthouse on her flight back to England two years previously , and had marked it down as a place that she must see . |
| 2 | I 'll mark it down as a stray . ’ |
| 3 | There 's no need to actually to put it down as a recommendation that stays forever more , there 's just no need for it . |
| 4 | He turned the door handle slowly , the automatic gripped in his fist , held high so that he could swing it down into a firing position if necessary . |
| 5 | I shall grow it down into a bob and have it a bit long steppy bit at the back and keep growing it . |
| 6 | It was heavy for him , he was glad to set it down for a while . |
| 7 | There is nothing whatever to do about it , except , possibly , to put it down for a time . |
| 8 | Looks like you 'll have to sort of like put it up for a day and then take it down for a week and put it back in again . |
| 9 | I gave it a coat yesterday morning and then it hardened up and I rubbed it down with a bit of fine wire wool today |
| 10 | I stood in the middle of the road , conscious of my affrontery , flagging it down with a bundle of banknotes . |
| 11 | He gulped the syllable , taking it down with a swallow of air . |
| 12 | Top the whole thing off with a dessert of chocolate mousse in strawberry sauce and wash it down with a Bordeaux red . |
| 13 | Darius grabs a wedge , ices it with half an inch of butter , crams it in his mouth and washes it down with a can of Coke . |
| 14 | She raised it high in the air and brought it down with a crash right on the top of the wretched Bruce Bogtrotter 's head and pieces flew all over the platform . |
| 15 | Freddie grabbed at his glass and took a quick swig of ale then put it down with a bang on the wooden table . |
| 16 | Jackson made his final attempt with the tea , then set it down with a grimace of distaste . |
| 17 | Well when they dug the garden , after they 'd dug it they always cromed it down with a crome before they planted anything . |
| 18 | Write it down on a bit of paper , that 's a good chap ! ’ |
| 19 | and Ken we used to write it down on a bit of paper who had what and who owed what and |
| 20 | Tell you what I 'll write it down on a bit of paper what page it 's on |
| 21 | I like to think there are n't many tricks I miss , but I have to credit Sorrel in that she did write it down on a scrap of newspaper without saying ‘ in case of what ? ’ |
| 22 | Quiss apologized for setting it down on a hotplate , put it on a draining board instead , and splashed some water over its mask-face . |
| 23 | Lesley brought in a laden tray , set it down on a side-table , and distributed cups in silence . |
| 24 | Got it down on a piece of paper . |
| 25 | Draw it up , and here we just took suggestions from everybody , but what you can do , if you 're on your own , write it down on a piece of paper , and ev , when every time something occurs to you , you put it down . |
| 26 | The H B F figure for Greater York was twelve thousand three hundred , the Barton Willmore figure was twelve thousand seven hundred , but they did break it down on a district basis , and they gave five six five o to Ryedale , and then Michael Courcier , represented by Mr Sedgewick , a much more modest figure of ten thousand six hundred , for Greater York . |
| 27 | No I went back and got in the car and was fiddling about and I wrote it down on a matchbox you see . |
| 28 | Take out the needles from the spirit and with a clean rag , working on one needle at a time , rub each one clean and lay it down on a tissue or cloth . |
| 29 | He folded his newspaper and laid it down on a seat beside him . |
| 30 | He laid it down on a rock and plunged his arm in the sack once more . |