Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] down for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zipped up the inside , and with a squared off toe , it was the last word in futuristic chic that was to be adapted and toned down for the mass market . |
| 2 | By the time you 've finished , if you are n't the best of mates and invited down for a vair long weekend in the cuntrair , I can only say — Air nair . |
| 3 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
| 4 | A band played and onlookers waved and cheered as men , women and children wedged themselves into the tub carriages and settled down for a good day out . |
| 5 | I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight , and settled down for a couple of hours sleep . |
| 6 | Susan went to bed early , and Breeze and Gay made themselves toast and welsh rarebit , and settled down for a long evening by the fire . |
| 7 | Formalities over , Patricia Pillmoor drew out a chair , pulled off her hat and settled down for a chat . |
| 8 | Had there been no — and certainly no just-arrived audience — It would have been utterly lovely to have taken the phone and settled down for a chat , to be inspired and encouraged as always by the love you offer your friends and by your own zest for life physical and things spiritual . |
| 9 | I gave it a wide berth and went to sit on the rug , but of course it had gone so I sat on one of the chairs instead , had a good long wash and settled down for a nap . |
| 10 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 11 | The woman clung to Julia 's hand and broke down for the first time , weeping and pouring out a torrent of Italian that Julia was incapable of translating for herself . |
| 12 | Be glanced towards Kelly and slowed down for a moment before speeding onwards . |
| 13 | John talked , quickly and urgently , while Patrick drove along the M4 , crossed the Chiswick and Hammersmith Flyovers and slowed down for the traffic in Cromwell Road . |
| 14 | At the start , the hare dashed off and built such a commanding lead that he decided to relax briefly and lay down for a nap . |
| 15 | His buddy did n't seem too concerned about that and reached down for the big gun . |
| 16 | She turned herself over in her bed , and snuggled down for an extra , self-indulgent and rare hour of sleep . |
| 17 | It was in the third week after Minch had gone that he had first noticed that one of the Men , older than the Keeper , regularly came to the benches that ranged along the path by the Cages , and sat down for a while . |