Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv] be down to " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 've just been down to the market . |
2 | Hiya yeah yeah oh yeah I 've just been down to oh we 've only just got in |
3 | I 've just been down to the grubber . |
4 | I 've actually been down to Norfolk this weekend so |
5 | ‘ But I 've only been down to the banister to pick up my coat . ’ |
6 | Lucy , who has 13 grandchildren and two great grandsons , added : ‘ I have already been down to my flat and have had a laugh with my friends . |
7 | ‘ I have n't been down to the sea yet . |
8 | Adam said , ‘ I have n't been down to the cottage in an age . |
9 | I have personally been down to the suppliers several times and checked , and there is no doubt we will have delivery . |
10 | Right and that was the result we generally observe in agriculture in that , for example , if you have ever been down to er the West the West of England where there is a number of apple growers you will find that when there is a very big harvest , right , apples just left to rot on trees , right , simply because it is not worth farmers harvesting er those apples because they wo n't get er price to cover their average vanable costs . |