Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] down for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | then he 'll button down for a bit |
| 2 | Actually I might put down for a s . |
| 3 | ‘ I should love to see them sometime , ’ said Charles , ‘ but I wonder if I might sit down for a little ? |
| 4 | ‘ She desperately wanted to play the wife role and would spend an afternoon cooking a beautiful meal for him and he would arrive with an expensive bottle of wine and they 'd settle down for a cosy evening . ’ |
| 5 | Then if you 'd lie down for a few minutes , have a few minutes ’ sleep , you were right again . |
| 6 | I also hoped that the speculation at work as to what was going to be done with George 's office would die down for a while . |
| 7 | Things would quieten down for a little while and the huddles be reformed , but before long there was the crack of a whip and a pony and trap would dash down the field . |
| 8 | The drinks machine was in the passage leading to the library and sometimes one or other of them would sit down for a break , and she found it a relief to talk to a real human being . |
| 9 | Ask if you can come down for a day or two . |
| 10 | ‘ You can come down for a nice sit in me kitchen , ’ said Mrs Beavis . |