Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] down for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could have asked for the moon , and seen the clansmen climb on each other 's shoulders to reach it down for her . |
| 2 | When fate marks you down for immortality you 'd just better bite the bullet and lace your boots up tight . |
| 3 | He will inundate us with charters — and all because London Transport turned him down for a job . |
| 4 | Septimus brought it down for me one Christmastime when I was just a girl — before the last war anyhow . |
| 5 | ‘ Charles , you remember — Juliet and Miles invited you down for lunch . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ While you are waiting for God to write it down for you in capital letters , ’ Anna had shouted finally , exasperated out of all diplomacy , ‘ I shall decide for you both . |
| 7 | Rumour had it the owner of the Gazi burned it down for the insurance money . |
| 8 | ‘ Virtually as soon as she was born our mum had her down for dancing classes , never mind football . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll be back in an hour to take you down for a tour of the lodge and to meet Mrs Foster . |
| 10 | A lot of women put her down for working with a man , especially one like Francis , camp as Christmas in Tangiers , a slow fuse of lasciviousness smouldered in every phrase . |
| 11 | She expected Urquhart but found first a message from her brother inviting her down for the weekend . |