Example sentences of "down and [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd like to sit down and rest for a while ? ’ she suggested . |
| 2 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 3 | The carts had been washed down and polished for the day 's event . |
| 4 | Creggan stooped down and hovered for a moment over the carrion . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | From the north door emerges , with entourage , Cranley Onslow , chairman of the 1922 Committee , head down and making for the lift . |
| 8 | They have missed it , they are n't on it , they decided not to come — ’ At the far end of the train a door swung open and a man climbed down and shouted for a porter . |
| 9 | And course he 'd frightened himself and er I counted up to about eight , nine and ten I said to him , Look when you go inside that bloody gate now I said go straight into the office sit down and think for a minute where the hell are we all going to in this carry on ? |
| 10 | We sat down and talked for a while before setting off towards Hawes , as the sun broke through the clouds and the dog pulled him downhill towards the cairns . |
| 11 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 12 | I like doing jobs where I can get down and concentrate for a period |
| 13 | He sat down and fumbled for a cigarette . |
| 14 | I knew it would be wiser to settle down and chat for a while , and drop my question casually into the conversation , but I could n't wait . |