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

No	Sentence
1	Sit down for a minute .
2	There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree .
3	I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather .
4	You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’
5	Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first .
6	When you sit down for a wee while .
7	Here — ’ he shoved some gear off the wooden slats of the cockpit , ‘ sit down for a bit . ’
8	‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’
9	Sit down for a minute , he 's gon na be a minute .
10	No sorry it 's mummy 's fault , she pulled the wrong one , that 's it , good girl , I 'll er brush your hair in a minute , get all your knots out , right , sit down for a minute , well turn round , there
11	Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’
12	It may also be useful in case the patient becomes unexpectedly tired , and needs to sit down for a moment .
13	You have to sit down for a minute —
14	When he was able to sit down for a brief breather , he received a telephone call from control saying that some twenty young bullocks had got loose on the railway line heading in his direction and would he keep a look out , with the thought that trains and cattle do not mix .
15	I needed to sit down for a minute .
16	Dosh — I was pretty sure it was Dosh — and I danced some and she finished off the Kümmel , which meant we then had to sit down for a while near the window , where some scatter cushions had been laid .
17	Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something .
18	so we had to sit down for a while .
19	Writer Brad Darrach , who had flown down for an interview with Hopper , described the scene that developed : ‘ By mid-afternoon , the games became serious .
20	Smith 's early demise opened the door for the much-anticipated return of David Gower , who had flown down for the Wimbledon men 's final in something other than a Tiger Moth the day before .
21	Zipped up the inside , and with a squared off toe , it was the last word in futuristic chic that was to be adapted and toned down for the mass market .
22	The qualifying 20s. was no arbitrary figure but the maximum ( 16s. + 4s. for livery ) laid down for a common servant in husbandry by the wage-regulation act of 1515 .
23	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 .
24	The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects .
25	You will be taught about hazards both in the classroom and on the wards and should always adhere to procedures and policies laid down for the safety of patients and yourself .
26	It follows that the conditions laid down for the registration of vessels must not form an obstacle to freedom of establishment within the meaning of articles 52 et seq .
27	The team will play to the rules laid down for the 1992 World Cup .
28	At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to .
29	At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to .
30	The quality elements are the detailed procedures to be applied by centres or by SCOTVEC to ensure that assessment of candidates has accurately reflected the standards laid down for the award .