Example sentences of "down [coord] [vb infin] for a " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Human capabilities to reason about complex systems states and the propagation of failure and associated systems are all available within the trained diagnostician , but can break down or fail for a variety of reasons including data overload , incomplete information and fatigue .
2 ‘ Perhaps you 'd like to sit down and rest for a while ? ’ she suggested .
3 But he kept his anger under control and vowed to knuckle down and fight for a first-team future .
4 You have to be sure the bird is very hungry , and if it 's not you have to sit down and wait for a long , long time .
5 I like doing jobs where I can get down and concentrate for a period
6 I knew it would be wiser to settle down and chat for a while , and drop my question casually into the conversation , but I could n't wait .
  Next page