Example sentences of "have [verb] down [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Not only that , but he must have swallowed the large Garry Dog I had on the line , which must have floated down in an unrestricted way to him . ’
2 In the classical theory of general relativity one can not predict how the universe would have begun because all the known laws of science would have broken down at the big bang singularity .
3 They said I might have to go down to the police station and be interviewed there later in their inquiries .
4 I think it 'll have to go down to the post office , I 've write to Diane now
5 They 'd have to go down to the
6 I 'll have to go down to the roundabout and come back up .
7 I 'd say we 'll have to do more than that , I 'd say we 'll have to go down for a week .
8 ‘ She 'll have to go down in the fattening fields with the cows . ’
9 They would be perhaps regarded as thick as two short planks , er they would not be happy , they would be struggling to do work that was not honestly within their capacities , that being the case , they would almost certainly have to go down from the University .
10 ‘ I think the Border clubs would have to sit down as a composite group and work out a new sevens structure . ’
11 Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something .
12 Six months ago he was the first to say publicly , ‘ The Government will have to sit down round the table with the terrorists . ’
13 And do n't get so drunk that you ca n't stand up and have to sit down in the middle or , worse still , can not speak at all .
14 do n't go in Charlotte 's bedroom , alright , alright , they might have to come down in a minute if you want to go up , ah ?
15 She must have looked down at the dog , and seen the blood stain and the tear on his trouser .
16 In any other season you could have looked down from a ridge just below the pastures where the sheep were grazing and seen the village in miniature , a doll 's farm set in a patchwork of agricultural land that spread across the valley floor .
17 American banks will have to write down by a further 10–20% their medium- and long-term loans to Brazil and Argentina , increasing pressure on the second-quarter earnings of some of the big banks .
18 For his own part , the prince would cheerfully have bedded down in the cramped military quarters he normally used on his periodical visits , but he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests , and the greater space and grace of the abbot 's apartments made approach to his own person easier , and brought more petitioners in search of his favour , which at once satisfied his thirsty sense of duty , and wore him out into childish sleepiness by nightfall .
19 ‘ Then I will have to walk down to the village and find a mechanic at the garage . ’
20 Yet , the original idea having come from her mother , she had been able to heap all the blame on her , even to accusing her of using up her inheritance , and continually complaining of the ‘ pittance ’ that she must herself have laid down in the terms of the letter she had written , purporting to come from Lady Merchiston .
21 She had suggested that I should go and fill it , but there had been ice and snow outside , and darkness , and to reach the coal I should have to climb down into the concrete bunker .
22 Will the criminal have to climb down from the roof ( in which case he ca n't take a lot with him ) , or can he go downstairs and let himself out of the house ?
23 I never really regretted opting out , and I know that I could never have settled down to a steady shore job while the cutters were still available .
24 Growing up in a South African mining town , the son of a reasonably successful lawyer , he might easily have settled down to an ordinary , respectable career , following his father into law , perhaps , as one of his cousins did , or becoming an architect like another of them .
25 If they live near to Mrs Richards 's villa , then one of them might have slipped down in the confusion to see what he could find in the surgery . ’
26 Her thoughts were still so full of Mo : she thought that if she tried to say anything , she would have to lie down on the bed and howl .
27 Rather too pertinent , I thought , for the place 's original dweller , who must have gone down to the Atlantic in a small boat on many a stormy night .
28 She thought Finn must have gone down to the workroom .
29 I could have gone down to the café and talked literature with the lads , but there did n't seem to be much point without Jim and Anna .
30 Normally I would have gone down in the passenger pod , but of course the pod was back on Uulaa .
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