Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] down for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hair was put up with rhinestone forget-me-nots instead of diamanté ones and when her friend Mr Lewis says : ‘ might I divest you of your plastic mac ? ’ the whole process shut down for an hour or so whilst six fairly literate people racked their brains for a ‘ mac ’ substitute . |
| 2 | The computer went down for a while , it 's probably full of water |
| 3 | When life sank down for a moment , the range of experience seemed limitless … . |
| 4 | She spoke and understood more English than had at first appeared but it seemed to be English she had got from the Kettering children , so she was easily understood by Jacqueline who would run to her , climb on to her lap , whenever the maid sat down for a moment and stay there silent and apparently overawed . |
| 5 | When the tables had been cleared and those who could do so had entertained the rest with songs and recitations , the whole company settled down for a sing-song . |
| 6 | The pain died down for a moment , and I related my hold . |