Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] down for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rumour had it the owner of the Gazi burned it down for the insurance money . |
| 2 | He will inundate us with charters — and all because London Transport turned him down for a job . |
| 3 | Hankin added : ‘ We received a biggish bid for a youngster , but I turned it down for the benefit of the future of Darlington . ’ |
| 4 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 5 | A left-hook hurt Ekubia in the sixth round , and then another put him down for a count of nine . |
| 6 | Wharton has a big-money fight with Sheffield 's Fidel Castro , formerly Slugger O'Toole , with his title and Castro 's British title on the line , after producing awesome punching that cut Carr , put him down for an eight count and forced referee Dave Parris step in after 2min 7sec . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | You held her down for the other one . |