Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] down for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Put me down for picketing , Bob , ’ says Robyn . |
| 2 | Mr Cheney promptly slapped him down for speaking out of turn , which had more to do with Pentagon power play than strategy . |
| 3 | She might have put me down for talking . |
| 4 | She could have put me down for talking |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ Virtually as soon as she was born our mum had her down for dancing classes , never mind football . |