Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] down for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 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 | He stopped then , and picked her up , shouldering his way into the bedroom with the large double bed already turned down for the night . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's a tough customer , ’ remarked Melissa when they had finally settled down for the night . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Asik immediately reached down for the delicacy and carefully slipped it into his shorts . |
| 7 | She pushed at the curl , then reached down for the shoulder-bag that lay at her feet and dug out an ebony hair pick . |