Example sentences of "[to-vb] down for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maurice was deserted , Maurice having been invited , as he quite often was , to go down for the day to Brighton . |
| 2 | FORMER Liberal leader Sir David Steel yesterday urged Labour to stand down for the Liberal-Democrats in seats they can not win at the next Election . |
| 3 | There are a few of us ( 3 at mo — myself , a mate and Steve Walsh ) who want to come down for the Oxford match from Durham/Newcastle . |
| 4 | She offered to come down for the weekend to help , and Carolyn wanted her badly enough to hesitate before putting her off . |
| 5 | Carew was about to reach down for the attaché case resting against the leg of the chair when Harrison leaned forward towards him , his face contorted with bitterness and dislike . |
| 6 | If he had really only been looking for shelter and a place to doss down for the night , why look further than this ? |
| 7 | The colleges were back at the end of September , holidays had ended , the metropolis was beginning to settle down for the winter . |
| 8 | One cafe and clothesshop owner says he was forced to close down for the weekend . |