Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] down for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Put me down for a fiver both ways . ’ |
| 2 | It was heavy for him , he was glad to set it down for a while . |
| 3 | In fact we have n't got you down for a paper at all in this class yet I do n't think so if you 'd like to do one for us you can see me about it afterwards . |
| 4 | He will inundate us with charters — and all because London Transport turned him down for a job . |
| 5 | Even when reviews do exist , tracking them down for a particular title can be difficult . |
| 6 | Granville Again was out of form with a few niggling problems , so after talking to Michael I decided to let him down for a break then bring him back to his peak for one day — this day . ’ |
| 7 | She rocked the baby in her arms , refusing to put her down for a minute , and she sang snatches of lullabies she remembered her mother singing so many years ago . |
| 8 | There is nothing whatever to do about it , except , possibly , to put it down for a time . |
| 9 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 10 | A left-hook hurt Ekubia in the sixth round , and then another put him down for a count of nine . |
| 11 | She do n't put him down for a minute , oh he feels insecure and he 's left his mummy and goes love his granny and come on your granny , I think oh carry on ! |
| 12 | We have n't put him down for a nursery school- ! |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll be back in an hour to take you down for a tour of the lodge and to meet Mrs Foster . |
| 14 | In his second defence of the title , against the man he had beaten to win it in June , Wharton 's awesome blows cut Carr above his left eye and then had him down for a count of eight and unable to defend himself when he regained his feet . |
| 15 | Looks like you 'll have to sort of like put it up for a day and then take it down for a week and put it back in again . |
| 16 | She knew only , as they made their slow way along the beach back to the town , that she felt exhausted but peaceful , even momentarily carefree , as if she had shed burdens that had been weighing her down for a long time . |