Example sentences of "he get down [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 But when he got down to the streets where we live he said , ‘ If people want a cleaner Britain , they can start with their own street and their own neighbourhood ’ .
2 He got down to the serious matter of explaining to the gnomes that the intricate , almost scholarly , Fidchell that the Wolfkings had enjoyed , bore no resemblance to the horrid gruesome version that the Gruagach played .
3 He got down off the cart to pick a leaf from a roadside bush , and hoisting himself back into his seat resumed his journey , sucking on the leaf as he started to explain .
4 I was milking my goats in the field , and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot .
5 There 'll be nobody in at this hour ! ’ he repeated loudly , to the men behind as he got down from the jeep .
6 He got down from the cab .
7 He got down from the wall and walked on .
8 He got down from the jeep and walked into the villa , his shirt crumpled , and his footsteps weary .
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