Example sentences of "[noun sg] down for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | LONDON TOWERS caught Carlsberg League champions Roland Kingston with their guard down for the second time this season by defeating them 103-97 at the Michael Sobell Centre , Islington , on Sunday night . |
2 | As he pushed the nose down for the final approach , he extended down the undercarriage . |
3 | I put her name down for the local hospice without her permission , because although she defiantly insisted she did n't want anything to do with it , I thought things might change as she deteriorated . |
4 | The Prime Minister had his head down for the vast majority of the speech , assiduously following the whole of the 57 pages either to avoid the accusatory , glaring eyes of the Opposition or to check that his Chancellor did not deviate from the text . |
5 | The scarfing is very subtle and follows the natural grain of the wood almost perfectly , but I think it may be a little low down for the strengthening job it was designed to fulfil . |