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Example sentences of "down for a [adj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Maxim settled down for a gloomy evening .
2	It was little wonder that , during this time , Gergiev proved difficult to pin down for a promised meeting .
3	It also seemed , from the feathers on the kitchen floor , that one of the pigeons had come down for a warm and had got too close .
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	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 .
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	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 .
11	‘ You can come down for a nice sit in me kitchen , ’ said Mrs Beavis .
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	AN EERIE silence will descend on the steel town of Motherwell next weekend when the big Ravenscraig strip mill winds down for a long and unwelcome seasonal break .
16	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 .
17	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 .
18	Everyone quietly settled down for a long wait .
19	They settled down for a long siege and so did the outside world .
20	He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club .
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	They were enjoying the first fresh food they had had in weeks before settling down for a long , well-earned rest .
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 .