Example sentences of "[vb past] down for the [adj] " 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 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 3 | The team will play to the rules laid down for the 1992 World Cup . |
| 4 | So Morag when she came down , came down for the whole week . |
| 5 | As the curtain came down for the fourth time the ‘ helpers ’ all gave a huge sigh and reverted back to responsible adults ! |
| 6 | Pipes and cigarettes glowed in the darkness as we settled down for the six-hour passage . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The annual growth of world trade in 1991 slowed down for the third successive year , according to the annual report of the Director-General of GATT , issued on March 18 . |
| 9 | We then hit him over the head with the punt-pole and paddled off out of range of his piteously outstretched hands , cackling demonically as he went down for the third time . |
| 10 | His buddy did n't seem too concerned about that and reached down for the big gun . |
| 11 | The serious Christian , set down for the first time in a Christian community , is likely to bring with him a very definite idea of what Christian life together should be and try to realize it . |