Example sentences of "down [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fl Lt McNally was one of nine members of the RAF crew killed when the plane , went down during a low-level training exercise in the Grampians two weeks ago . |
| 2 | Maxim settled down for a gloomy evening . |
| 3 | It was little wonder that , during this time , Gergiev proved difficult to pin down for a promised meeting . |
| 4 | At the end of the day 550 people sat down for a superb dinner in the marquee , prepared by and his team , where the trophies and prizes from the Grand Draw were presented , followed by a disco . |
| 5 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
| 6 | The dragon heaved a huge sigh of relief and politely turned his head to let out a huge smoky belch ; then he settled down for a dragon-like snooze . |
| 7 | When you sit down for a wee while . |
| 8 | Dougal bent down for a closer look . |
| 9 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |
| 10 | A band played and onlookers waved and cheered as men , women and children wedged themselves into the tub carriages and settled down for a good day out . |
| 11 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 12 | I had learnt enough so returned to my own chamber , secured the lock and , fully clothed , lay down for a fitful sleep . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 14 | MOTORIST Steve Hopwood was turned down for a disabled parking pass — even though he has only one arm and one leg . |
| 15 | The Rothmans Honda team member broke his right leg in five places when he went down for a second time during the opening championship round on a wet Suzuka circuit . |
| 16 | He was n't going to come charging back , forcing her to remember things she had worked long and hard to forget , turning her entire world upside down for a second time . |
| 17 | They settled down for a long siege and so did the outside world . |
| 18 | He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club . |
| 19 | She knew only , as they made their slow way along the beach back to the town , that she felt exhausted but peaceful , even momentarily carefree , as if she had shed burdens that had been weighing her down for a long time . |
| 20 | Susan went to bed early , and Breeze and Gay made themselves toast and welsh rarebit , and settled down for a long evening by the fire . |
| 21 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 22 | Everyone quietly settled down for a long wait . |
| 23 | Eyes down for a full house and a long run . |
| 24 | The atmosphere was tense and all realised it was heads down for a full house . |
| 25 | Eyes down for a full house . |
| 26 | His thoughts sway constantly between the desire to go on and the desire to settle down for a relaxed evening with a book in the secure knowledge that he wo n't have to go on . |
| 27 | The plane came down for a smooth landing amid the radar gear . |
| 28 | So far so good : then you select a soiled dish , collect some scraps from the garbage , and settle down for a short wait . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | This had been of something more than philosophical interest to Karen and I in our pre-coital phase , since it meant that we could count on at least a minute thirty seconds before he reappeared , or as much as three minutes forty-five seconds if we heard the seat go down for a big jobby . |