Example sentences of "[noun] down for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She waited until he had passed through the door that led to the stairs ; then she covered up the trays of now cooling toffee , put a saucer of milk down for the cat , stroked the animal 's purring head , saying the while , ‘ Now you get to work , Flotsie , and put your score up tonight , ’ then she went out , and locked the door . |
| 2 | And like a well-trained dog I stuck an arm in the air and said , ‘ I 'm putting my foot down for the Telethon , how about you ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I prefer to keep our heads down for the moment . |
| 4 | Stephenson also sends Durham Edition down for the Food Brokers Ferrero Rocher Handicap Chase but due to defections the weights go up 14lb and he is topweight with 11st 10lb . |
| 5 | Stephenson also sends Durham Edition down for the Food Brokers Ferrero Rocher Handicap Chase but due to defections the weights go up 14lb and he is topweight with 11st 10lb . |
| 6 | But it is no secret that the Government 's hopes rested on a thumbs down for the DUP and Sinn Fein , both considered formidable obstacles on the road to a political accommodation . |
| 7 | Gunn was in splendid form : it was just past 7 o'clock , he was the 19th caddie to get his name down for the day and , almost certainly , he would work two jobs before nightfall . |
| 8 | ‘ One of them places where they have rooms for drivers to kip down for the night . |
| 9 | Two teenagers have chosen to bed down for the night in a freezer as part of their training for an expedition to the Artic Circle , They hope that a good night of shivering in sub-zero temperatures will prepare them for the trip . |
| 10 | Their friends bring their friends down for the week-end . |
| 11 | Er put your hands down for the moment . |
| 12 | To the crowd in the tap bar he had seemed no different from any other young contender down for the Sports . |
| 13 | About three weeks after Minch had gone , the Sweeper came by one evening just when the Men were shutting the Zoo down for the night . |
| 14 | Women giggled while men in the audience whistled and shouted — orange-showered down for the Gallery — wags shouted encouragement as Hubert 's eyes bulged under the strain of it all . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ It was always my intention to spend a couple of years looking at everyone with international potential , qualify for Sweden and then settle the squad down for the World Cup . |
| 16 | Put the facts down for the specialist to see . |
| 17 | You feel you have to batten the house down for the night |