Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] down for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Derby have had an ambitious bid turned down for Bryan Robson , Manchester United 's former England skipper .
2 L 178 , p. 5 ) ) , only in connection with the residence requirement laid down for shareholders , and it will therefore be considered only in the context of part ( b ) of the question as I have reformulated it above .
3 ‘ They 'll have this wood chopped down for Beanos as soon as you can say market forces . ’
4 You could n't walk into his dressing-room five minutes after the curtain came down for fear of what you might find him doing .
5 Roseanne Barr would make a great Liz during her older , fatter days but could have trouble slimming down for scenes of a 60-year-old Liz in her more glamorous days .
6 Gun gang go down for 1p
7 The European Council " underlines the importance of respecting the timetable laid down for ratification to ensure in any case the entry into force of the Treaty as of Jan. 1 , 1993 " .
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