Example sentences of "[vb infin] down [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For those who become involved at a stage when there is a high degree of frailty , there are many sensitive decisions in daily caring which can slow down or halt the progress of dependence . |
| 2 | Halidon was no great mount , a mere five hundred feet high , but it was sufficiently steep on that west side , after the slow plodding through the bog , to greatly slow down and disperse the advance . |
| 3 | It means that our no. 8 can stay down and help the shove . |
| 4 | ‘ If you 're not careful you 'll fall down and break an arm , ’ his mother said . |
| 5 | Let the hall fall down and let the so-called experts quarrel elsewhere . |
| 6 | On the other hand , if the peregrine was flying high up , above the pigeon , it would have the advantage , because it could swoop down and break the pigeon 's neck . |
| 7 | But , the sa the very same organisms responsible for that relatively moderate appearance can also produce blocked er region of Prince Charles , the carbuncle with which in it 's most er florid form can break down and produce the series , but really effectively interconnecting . |
| 8 | Community nurses and health visitors are paid a mileage allowance but you will also want to know who pays for what if you should break down or have an accident , and whether you can claim an allowance against income tax for general depreciation . |
| 9 | From here , up in the windy pier gardens , you could look down and watch the trippers . |
| 10 | Bill might lean down and poke the crumbling framework . |
| 11 | One-and-a-half hours was typical , though a number of fast workers reckoned they could buckle down and get a baby seat fixed in one hour flat . |
| 12 | The haul up the corrie takes you to the first peak , Tom na Gruagaich , from where you must drop down and follow the ridge to the summit of Beinn Alligin , and although that 's where we packed it in , the walk could continue along a stunning ridge to cross the famous horns of Alligin , two pointy crags that stand like gateposts over a terrifying gully . |
| 13 | It was decided that George should ride down and rob the drowsing boy while Joseph would stay behind to head off any aid he might be able to summon . |
| 14 | I should go down and lay the table , thought Marion . |
| 15 | That was , that was what the crew were getting four pound a week and course my father that time he done away with a cabin boy so I had to do more or less two jobs , see if I were n't working on deck I 'd go down and clean the cabins and that 's how , that 's how we kept the money going course then after a few years when they got to the finish about nineteen thirty one then the harbourmaster turned round and he ruc reduced our wages five shillings a week , so we were getting three pound fifteen a week . |
| 16 | I just thought I 'd go down and get a book . ’ |
| 17 | When I 've had this tea I 'll go down and get a cut one |
| 18 | When I 've had this tea , I 'll go down and get a cut |
| 19 | I 'll go down and get the car out . |
| 20 | He said that a man who 's gon na build a , build something , let's put it in a modern setting , the man who 's gon na , a man and woman , a couple are gon na put an extension on their house , they do n't just go down and buy a few dozen bricks , er , and a bag cement and start , they work out how much it 's gon na cost them first of all . |
| 21 | Yes , what about her mother ; why could n't she go down and take a turn ? |
| 22 | The other essential is to land well clear of any obstructions , because a wing can so easily go down and cause a bad swing as you slow down after landing . |
| 23 | Someone had better go down and have a word … |
| 24 | We 'll all go down and have a martini . ’ |
| 25 | Erm , you can go down and have a look at him there . |
| 26 | I said oh come on , we might as well go down and have a look . |
| 27 | Well do you wan na go down and have a look at that now ? |
| 28 | Erm there 's a Mr in reception can you come down and make an appointment ? |
| 29 | Shall I come down and bring a breath of life and urban decay ? ’ |
| 30 | Give my love to Jean and maybe you 'll come down and bring the will wit you ? |