Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] down for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Luke says that , in her case , the offering was laid down for the poor :
2 ONE WAR WAS WINDing down for a while , not ending , because they never end .
3 And when we went then after Christmas the shop was closed down for the
4 Battling Dave Cannon sprayed a whole trailer-load of the cow muck over a council building after plans for his retirement bungalow were turned down for the fourth time .
5 Around me the camp was settling down for the night , bricks securing groundsheets , tent flaps tied tight , kerosene lamps hissing away their shadows .
6 If one suspect confesses and implicates the other , who does not confess , the confessor will go free as a reward for cooperation , while the partner is sent down for the maximum sentence , 10 years .
7 There was not a lot to tour in the inclement weather , though the Bohemia concert party was marked down for a visit , and the bandstand too held promise , though with all these people about , she doubted she would hear the music .
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