Example sentences of "and [verb] down for " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’ |
2 | 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 . |
3 | By the time you 've finished , if you are n't the best of mates and invited down for a vair long weekend in the cuntrair , I can only say — Air nair . |
4 | Again , warm up for 20 to 25 minutes , do your repeats and warm down for 20 to 25 minutes . |
5 | Borrow was pleased to accept the invitation and came down for Christmas , 1853 . |
6 | Why do n't you take the duty room and go and lie down for a couple of hours ? ’ |
7 | the cherry and whites pack bulldozed their way to the line and sure enough after lots of huff and puff pushed over and touched down for try number three … |
8 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
11 | I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight , and settled down for a couple of hours sleep . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Formalities over , Patricia Pillmoor drew out a chair , pulled off her hat and settled down for a chat . |
14 | Had there been no — and certainly no just-arrived audience — It would have been utterly lovely to have taken the phone and settled down for a chat , to be inspired and encouraged as always by the love you offer your friends and by your own zest for life physical and things spiritual . |
15 | I gave it a wide berth and went to sit on the rug , but of course it had gone so I sat on one of the chairs instead , had a good long wash and settled down for a nap . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | Be glanced towards Kelly and slowed down for a moment before speeding onwards . |
18 | John talked , quickly and urgently , while Patrick drove along the M4 , crossed the Chiswick and Hammersmith Flyovers and slowed down for the traffic in Cromwell Road . |
19 | ‘ If you really want it done this way , I 'll get it drawn up and sent down for you to sign . |
20 | Michael Winner , on whose original story Likely Lads TV writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais based their script , had discovered , while studying at Cambridge University , a legal loophole that meant that ‘ borrowing ’ bicycles from his college to get to the office of the student newspaper Varsity , which he edited , did not constitute theft , although he was gated and sent down for two weeks . |
21 | At the start , the hare dashed off and built such a commanding lead that he decided to relax briefly and lay down for a nap . |
22 | Then he dressed and went down for what would now be a vulture 's breakfast . |
23 | His buddy did n't seem too concerned about that and reached down for the big gun . |
24 | ( iii ) Draw off the cell suspension with a pipette and spin down for 8 min at 450 g ( it is our experience that thinner suspensions make better fixed preparations ) . |
25 | The other classic Ce Ce Rogers anthem lifted from the vaults and dusted down for rerelease . |
26 | You could no longer do the things I 'd taken for granted , like making a cup of tea and sitting down for a gossip when I came in from college . |
27 | There was the evening meal to prepare and Rachel to wash , feed and settle down for the night . |
28 | The second and third weekend I get to the lake just before daybreak armed with a pair of binoculars and settle down for a couple of hours in a spot which gives me a good view of all , or most , of the water . |
29 | So far so good : then you select a soiled dish , collect some scraps from the garbage , and settle down for a short wait . |
30 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |