Example sentences of "[verb] down after a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly as the marchers and their supporters wind down after a hard day . |
| 2 | Schofield and former All Black Craig Innes combined to put Dixon over and shortly afterwards Kiwi Test centre Kevin Iro touched down after a superb break by Schofield . |
| 3 | So her former connection with Rustenburg , and the presence there of his brother , may have been among the considerations that prompted Herbert Cranko to choose that town when he found it necessary to settle down after a roving life . |
| 4 | Last month the local PRI rammed through a law postponing the state election for 18 months , only to back down after a national outcry . |
| 5 | Having looked at the growing success of the Editing for Industry awards and noted the fact that Alan Peaford was due to step down after a three-year stint in the chair , I decided to ask him to continue in the post for my year of office . |