Example sentences of "[vb past] down for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The quality elements are the detailed procedures to be applied by centres or by SCOTVEC to ensure that assessment of candidates has accurately reflected the standards laid down for the award . |
| 2 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 3 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 4 | You will be taught about hazards both in the classroom and on the wards and should always adhere to procedures and policies laid down for the safety of patients and yourself . |
| 5 | It follows that the conditions laid down for the registration of vessels must not form an obstacle to freedom of establishment within the meaning of articles 52 et seq . |
| 6 | There is a statutory procedure laid down for the consultation process . |
| 7 | Richard said he 'd invite me over next time she came down for the weekend . ’ |
| 8 | I came down for the fire , for it was cold in my room . |
| 9 | When the rest of the crowd turned out at closing time and headed for the Floral Gardens with their carry-outs , Tich bedded down for the night in the public lavatory on the other side of the railway bridge . |
| 10 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 11 | An ironical cheer went up at this and we settled down for the night . |
| 12 | When the fire was out the hut grew cold and the two boys settled down for the night under their blankets . |
| 13 | Strung out along the shelf between hill and vale , with outposts covering every approach , the army settled down for the night . |
| 14 | We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night . |
| 15 | Once the eagles had got used to the return of Minch they settled down for the summer months . |
| 16 | According to the Life of Thomas Hardy ‘ they found lodgings at the house of an invalided captain of smacks and ketches ; and Hardy , suspending his house-hunting , settled down for the autumn and winter to finish his fifth novel , The Hand of Ethelberta ’ . |
| 17 | Rodber packed down for the Midlands against his northern brethren in last season 's Divisional Championship . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She pushed at the curl , then reached down for the shoulder-bag that lay at her feet and dug out an ebony hair pick . |
| 20 | BBC closed down for the rest of the day , except for news . ’ |
| 21 | Out of the short-wave receiver comes a scratchy-hum , and for a few bleary seconds I think it 's a radio station closed down for the night . |
| 22 | Several factories in Northamptonshire , anticipating the drift to the County Ground for the mid-week game , closed down for the day , but in Northampton itself factory workers were allowed the afternoon off only if they made up for it in overtime . |
| 23 | Malcolm Edwards , British Coal 's commercial director , told an electricity conference in London that the corporation was prepared to enter supply deals lasting eight years — the same period set down for the bulk of initial contracts between privatised electricity generators and distribution companies . |
| 24 | The service started with our opening carol , ‘ Away in a Manger ’ and continued with all the normal Christmas readings ; after the gospel we sat down for the nativity play , which was performed by a section from the armoured car squadron . |