Example sentences of "down [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bill also lays down provision for detailed news coverage by both Channels 3 and 5 . |
| 2 | You only have to see some of run down estates for the evidence . |
| 3 | Grasshoppers three a-fiddling went , Alix hummed to herself , as she ran down Whitehall for the bus , swinging her shoulder bag in the cold , bright , showery , uncertain sun of late April . |
| 4 | While Greg was living up at the farm she forgot to bring down milk for the cat . |
| 5 | UNIONIST MPs rounded on Ulster Secretary Peter Brooke yesterday after he turned down calls for selective internment in the wake of the IRA bomb outrage at Musgrave Park Hospital . |
| 6 | Councillors voted to turn down plans for any cuts but still face the prospect of having to make reductions if the government chargecaps the council . |
| 7 | You ca n't , you could n't say right we 'll do a function for hundred and fifty and two hundred , and really to do , you 've got to be looking to do a , a sit down function for two hundred |
| 8 | In addition to discussion , therefore , each Head of Department wrote down reasons for their choice against each of the most popular titles ( for full details of all responses see appendix 3 ) . |
| 9 | From within this perspective bishops and clergy lay down rules for the laity to follow in any given situation and the teaching of the church is seen as absolutely clear and devoid of problematic . |
| 10 | These two requirements were first established by Greek playwrights and were later codified by the Académie Française ( 1635 ) when it laid down rules for the composition of any literary work . |
| 11 | when the members of the newly founded french academies laid down rules for all artists at the court of Louis XIV , they had to conform whether they were painters , sculptors or designers of scenery , props and tapestries . |
| 12 | Prescriptivism is , in essence , the view that it is possible to lay down rules for the correct use of language . |
| 13 | Criticism of this laments the loss of law 's hortatory function in laying down rules for the future , lack of predictability , universality or generality of the law , the undermining of the moral authority of the judiciary , and the expansion of litigation as each case seeks its individual adjudication . |
| 14 | ‘ ( 1 ) Does Community law affect the conditions under which a member state lays down rules for determining which vessels are entitled to register in that state , to fly its flag and carry its nationality ? |
| 15 | ‘ ( 1 ) Does Community law affect the conditions under which a member state lays down rules for determining which vessels are entitled to register in that state , to fly its flag and carry its nationality ? |
| 16 | But , again , it will not be as easy to lay down rules for writing it , since it is basically a version of the blueprint detective story but with all its rules loosened . |
| 17 | Other market proxies have laid down rules for pricing according to marginal cost . |
| 18 | And I might be able to bring down Rosa for a bit during the summertime so we can renew our friendship . |
| 19 | Apart from giving advice on the size of accommodation , it lays down guidelines for the construction of consulting rooms and examination cubicles , with particular emphasis on sound insulation and the maintenance of confidentiality . |
| 20 | Existing agreements lay down guidelines for the maximum credit period and the minimum interest rate . |
| 21 | Of most interest to us , however , are those initiatives particularly concerned with defining and refining educational objectives and with laying down guidelines for curricular policy . |
| 22 | It will be clear from the description of the functions of the Court of Appeal and House of Lords that they make law to meet the needs of cases arising before them and lay down guidelines for judges in courts below . |
| 23 | It laid down guidelines for religious instruction . |
| 24 | A bill was introduced on Sept. 20 in the US Senate which sought to lay down guidelines for US policy on Hong Kong up to and after 1997 . |
| 25 | Its objective was to lay down guidelines for a national convention ( comprising local administrators , professionals and elected MPs ) to be held in December 1992 or January 1993 . |
| 26 | An internal memo , circulated to all staff at the 850-bed Addenbrooke 's Hospital , Cambridge , lays down guidelines for action if a terminally-ill patient 's heart stops . |
| 27 | The only down side for the solicitor is that you have to give a free half-hour interview to anyone coming to see you under the scheme , though most firms of solicitors nowadays will give this service in any event . |
| 28 | She recently turned down £1,500 for a day 's work because she did not want to miss school . |
| 29 | I would find the same difficulty in putting down words for a dragonfly above a summer pond or a new spider 's web hung with dew on a spring hedgerow . |
| 30 | He has accepted 21 of the 28 recommendations made by the committee , but turned down demands for baggage hold examination and the introduction of a levy on fares to pay for better security . |