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

  Next page

No	Sentence
1	She was being towed to the breakers when she began to take in water ( probably through the conning tower hatch which was only lashed down for the tow ) and sank .
2	But Peter Hickton was only slowed down for a moment .
3	" I 've only popped down for a cup of tea . "
4	Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first .
5	He stopped then , and picked her up , shouldering his way into the bedroom with the large double bed already turned down for the night .
6	She was disconcerted to find that she walked into what was the main bedroom , dominated by a four-poster bed already turned down for the night .
7	‘ She 's a tough customer , ’ remarked Melissa when they had finally settled down for the night .
8	We just go down for a bit of practice a few nights before . ’
9	I 'll just sit down for a moment . ’
10	It was dark and well stormy by the time I got to the Aurora Corona Rest Home and the residents were probably battened down for the night .
11	Asik immediately reached down for the delicacy and carefully slipped it into his shorts .
12	Just one of the six keyboards on test came close to meeting the criteria I initially laid down for a replacement keyboard , the Fuller FDS. Even here the poor workmanship left much to be desired .
13	He paced the room , then lay down for a while , hands clasped behind his head .
14	She pushed at the curl , then reached down for the shoulder-bag that lay at her feet and dug out an ebony hair pick .
15	‘ Boom , Boom , ’ says the boogieman , as he coolly shoots his lady down , rams her into his car , steers off to his house , gets a bang out of watching her walking the floor , and then settles down for a bit of baby talk .
16	You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’
17	Sarah Murray was recently turned down for a catwalk show because her walk was n't suitable .

  Next page