Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] down with " in BNC.
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| 1 | They needed the worker to care about them , to be willing to sit down with them and help solve a problem and be a good listener . |
| 2 | I think that nice Captain Meek went down with his ship later on in the war . |
| 3 | Has she brought much stuff down with you ? |
| 4 | It 's a good , well-made , sturdy one ( a Mothercare Taxi ) , so it should last for a second child and it 's easy to fold down with one hand . |
| 5 | You know , my other two other branches were the same , I 'm doing a free appointment at , I 'm at at the moment , we 're supposed to get a two-weekly , when you do a free appointment , they 're supposed to sit down with every two weeks and tell you how you 're doing . |
| 6 | We got the Gilbey bar but I no the answer to that question would be if any company or org organisation was prepared or wished to talk about funding the theatre in any way and I think were 'd be more than welcome to sit down with and talk them and say well how would you perceive that which way would you like to go about it how can we assist that and I think we 're be open to suggestions from them how they see it I mean you know it could be seats it could be programmes it could be any any arrange of things that we 'd certainly welcome who approach us from companies but we I think we are pro-active in sense that we do n't wait for that to happen we actually go out but was said early I think given the recession it has been difficult lately to actually go out to companies and say I mean sure companies like the Harlow Council find it extremely finance the finances extremely difficult on them and with the recession it 's really difficult for them to actually find funding and I know lot 's of companies who actually cutting back on it certain areas I think funding of oth outside organisations will be one of the areas they 'll be cutting back on . |
| 7 | He left , promising to come down with his wife and make a party of it . |
| 8 | The level of material is also hard to pin down with workable definitions . |
| 9 | Next remove all the old putty from both parts of the joint and give the metal surfaces a good rub down with a wire brush and , if necessary , abrasive paper before applying two coats of bitumastic paint . |
| 10 | This is when it is good to sit down with pen and paper and analyse why we are jealous . |
| 11 | Wait till I 've cut it and we 're all sat down with a piece , and I 'll tell you a story . |
| 12 | and they 're all going down with their little cards in their hands as they |
| 13 | Next day we found a good army doctor who examined Rachel and said with care she would soon be well , the M & B had done its work , and then to add to our trouble you all went down with scarlet fever — caught on the boat I expect . |
| 14 | but it was cold when we got in and even colder when we got out , so if we all go down with pneumonia that will |
| 15 | Our basic problem was that there was no way that we could all sit down with Frank and talk about it . |
| 16 | Shamlou was gratified to find themselves jostled by so many foreign students , many loaded down with rucksacks , clearly in Paris for cheap hostel holidays . |
| 17 | In Glasgow , Fazzi Brothers ' Caffe-Bar , adjoining the Cambridge Street branch of the family 's 70-year-old delicatessen business , fits in nicely with the Glaswegian notion of la dolce vita : sparky but unhurried conversation , compulsive people-watching , searching critiques of the nearby Sauchiehall Street shoe shops , and comparative study of each other 's purchases , all washed down with copious amounts of coffee and a plate of voluptuous cakes . |
| 18 | That evening Sid and I dined off piping hot oxtail soup , steak and kidney pie , followed by a very rich plum duff , all washed down with a bottle of French cider , given to us by the old Frenchman who lived in the cottage near the entrance to the orchard . |
| 19 | Mizz Wilkes , eighty-something , said grace and we sat down , eight to a table , to tuck into some old-fashioned Southern cooking : fried chicken , gumbo , sweet potato , mashed potato , beef stew , cornbread , macaroni and every sort of vegetable , followed by banana pudding , all washed down with iced tea . |
| 20 | The cycling is cheered on by town crowds outside the cafes and brasseries , eating chips with mussels or andouillettes , the spiced sausages made of pigs ' chitterlings , all washed down with beer : the Artois lagers or the rich dark malts of Belgium . |
| 21 | Share his festive fare with your family , or treat them to Jill Goolden 's splendid New Year 's Eve party nibbles — all washed down with the best wines and cocktails . |
| 22 | Here you 'll find Frankfurt specialties such as Schäufelchen ( shoulder of pork ) , Kraut und Rippchen ( sauerkraut with spare ribs ) and Handkäs mit Musik ( cheese and onion ) , all washed down with the lethal local cider , Ebbelwei . |
| 23 | Galettes , Brittany 's savoury buckwheat pancakes , are served with different fillings , salad and relishes with dessert crepes , followed by organic ice creams and all washed down with ciders , soft drinks or wines . |
| 24 | At the Red Cross warehouse , we were met by Stoyaeka who drove us to her house where she gave us a meal of soup , bread , stew and dumplings , all washed down with a very palatable local red wine . |
| 25 | The cherry and whites were just two points short of victory at Leicester last saturday … they fought back from ten points down with 13 men … |
| 26 | When you have understood the gist of this and talked to your inner teacher about what you need as an individual , you will be able to sit down with paper and write your own script . |
| 27 | The British Defence White Paper of 1958 laid down with surprising confidence the circumstances in which it would unleash nuclear weapons : ‘ It must be well understood that if Russia were to launch a major attack , even with conventional weapons only , the West would have to hit back with strategic nuclear weapons . ’ |
| 28 | 3 Push down with the hand on the elbow , forcing your fingers to travel further down your spine . |
| 29 | Or Sally maybe would be able to come down with you Saturday and help you ? |
| 30 | Perhaps after considering the slave trade , religious oppression , or even just the growth of Bristol as a great commercial city , the armchair historian would be happy to settle down with Anne Crawford on Bristol and the Wine Trade and reflect that not all the vices on which Bristol is founded are entirely a bad thing . |