Example sentences of "down [coord] [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
2 | The carts had been washed down and polished for the day 's event . |
3 | She rose from her chair at the little antique bureau which stood in the attic window space , bent down and fumbled for the catch of the secret drawer which she had found there . |
4 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |
5 | From the north door emerges , with entourage , Cranley Onslow , chairman of the 1922 Committee , head down and making for the lift . |