Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] down for a " in BNC.

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1 ONE WAR WAS WINDing down for a while , not ending , because they never end .
2 TRUE Brit Wayne Batterbee was turned down for a job — because he has the Union Jack tattooed on his hand .
3 Press restrictions were imposed ( but quickly lifted ) and the weekly current affairs magazine Caretas was closed down for a time , commentators thereby inferring that the chief target of the coup was APRA .
4 MOTORIST Steve Hopwood was turned down for a disabled parking pass — even though he has only one arm and one leg .
5 There was not a lot to tour in the inclement weather , though the Bohemia concert party was marked down for a visit , and the bandstand too held promise , though with all these people about , she doubted she would hear the music .
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