Example sentences of "[modal v] be [verb] down for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reports of a rise in radiation levels within the plant have led environmentalists to suggest that there may be cracks in the reactor 's primary container system and that the plant should be shut down for good . |
| 2 | AN Ulster school is considering action against its town 's deputy mayor for saying it should be shut down for teaching a new sex education project . |
| 3 | My maternal grandmother was living with us at the time , it having been decided that her flat in Highgate should be closed down for the duration of the war , and she circulated between the homes of her son and three daughters so that she could be looked after . |
| 4 | The mechanics of valuing the entitlement of the outgoing partner should be specific ( see below ) and once ascertained a timetable should be laid down for its payment , as to which the alternatives ( depending on the circumstances and needs of the firm in question and its partners ) are immediate payment or payment by instalments over a period with or without interest on the unpaid balance . |
| 5 | Forester 's fear was not so much that the room might not have been available , but that if Hennessy had moved out the hotel might be closed down for the off-season altogether . |
| 6 | The mine district could be shut down for three months . |
| 7 | It might it would be helpful actually if this could be written down for us . |
| 8 | In addition , questions may be put down for written answer . |
| 9 | Once the parties had been heard , the master or registrar would have the power either to make an ‘ unless ’ order , that is that the case would be struck out unless particular steps were taken within a particular time , or the case would be set down for trial . |
| 10 | We accept that they will be shut down for improvements , accept the loss of production capacity and profit . |
| 11 | Shirts that left Comme des Garçons with a one-hundred-pound price tag will be knocked down for a bargain price ; and a man 's shirt that looks good on a woman will cost more than the men-only variety . |
| 12 | Horses often display these signs when asked to perform a difficult movement , and will be marked down for resistance in a dressage test . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , few activities can be shut down for set periods , most being operational all the year round . |
| 14 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |
| 15 | They can be blotted down for an even more subtle finish , if you prefer , then topped with a dewy lipgloss . |
| 16 | No one pretends that the calculation of the multiplier is a scientific operation and no hard-and-fast rule can be laid down for calculating it . |