Example sentences of "they [adj] [verb] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They all went down to the park before hand cos nobody finished the . |
| 2 | ‘ They all went down like skittles . |
| 3 | Then they all settle down for a bit and design some mountains . |
| 4 | Every Sunday the family get up early for an enormous American breakfast — pancakes , ham , waffles with maple syrup , and then later on in the afternoon they all sit down to an English roast . |
| 5 | Charities give varying reasons for entering the Annual Report and Accounts Award , from wanting to know if their report 's overall structure is moving in the right direction , to learning from specific judges ' criticisms , but in the end , they all boil down to a desire to improve the standard of their accounts . |
| 6 | In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea . |
| 7 | Then they all sat down in a fashion so orderly that the files they formed were almost identical and equidistant . |
| 8 | They all sat down in front of the television to listen to the Queen 's Speech , feeling at peace with one another and the world . |
| 9 | They all look down into their brandy , embarrassed at the turn the conversation has taken . |
| 10 | They all settled down to eating while Willie , amidst all the chatter and laughter , found himself an object of praise . |
| 11 | When Gloria climbed in beside her , they both rolled down into the dip in the middle of the bed . |
| 12 | They both pressed down on the pads . |
| 13 | ‘ What 's she staring at ? ’ said Gazzer to Bella as they both looked down from the pier gardens . |
| 14 | ‘ At one stage we thought Freddie was going to get John thrown out but they both calmed down after a few minutes , ’ added the source . |
| 15 | They both glanced down at her cotton jersey skirt and matching aqua-blue blouse , and Belinda saw , as he must have seen , that the outfit was looking a little tired at this stage in the day . |
| 16 | Thankfully , they both dropped down into the lane . |
| 17 | They both jumped down from the lorry , they were still arguing loudly . |
| 18 | They both sat down in the deeply cushioned cane chairs and looked out over what was left of the original coconut grove , now a building-site . |