Example sentences of "down [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Course I have n't been down that way for a while . |
| 2 | So we might go down that weekend for Rachel and then after Christmas |
| 3 | The American administration turned down this offer for fear of weakening the case for constructing the new Diego Garcia base . |
| 4 | ‘ Mrs Richards , God bless her , put down good money for them . |
| 5 | ‘ And I have never turned down any woman for a job on the grounds that she might go and get married , or have a baby , thus necessitating six months ’ paid maternity leave . ’ |
| 6 | Whoever wrote it or designed those basic garments knew that you would be struggling to learn all you could in the shortest possible time and that to give you concise diagrams and stitch and row numbers would cut down any need for extra calculations by you . |
| 7 | The Museum has no admission charge and almost closed down last year for lack of funds . |