Example sentences of "[verb] down for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sit down for a minute . |
| 2 | Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first . |
| 3 | ‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’ |
| 4 | Sit down for a minute , he 's gon na be a minute . |
| 5 | No sorry it 's mummy 's fault , she pulled the wrong one , that 's it , good girl , I 'll er brush your hair in a minute , get all your knots out , right , sit down for a minute , well turn round , there |
| 6 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 7 | Here — ’ he shoved some gear off the wooden slats of the cockpit , ‘ sit down for a bit . ’ |
| 8 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 9 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 10 | Dosh — I was pretty sure it was Dosh — and I danced some and she finished off the Kümmel , which meant we then had to sit down for a while near the window , where some scatter cushions had been laid . |
| 11 | so we had to sit down for a while . |
| 12 | Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’ |
| 13 | You have to sit down for a minute — |
| 14 | I needed to sit down for a minute . |
| 15 | Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something . |
| 16 | It may also be useful in case the patient becomes unexpectedly tired , and needs to sit down for a moment . |
| 17 | Writer Brad Darrach , who had flown down for an interview with Hopper , described the scene that developed : ‘ By mid-afternoon , the games became serious . |
| 18 | Just one of the six keyboards on test came close to meeting the criteria I initially laid down for a replacement keyboard , the Fuller FDS. Even here the poor workmanship left much to be desired . |
| 19 | The quality elements are the detailed procedures to be applied by centres or by SCOTVEC to ensure that assessment of candidates has accurately reflected the standards laid down for the award . |
| 20 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 21 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 22 | You will be taught about hazards both in the classroom and on the wards and should always adhere to procedures and policies laid down for the safety of patients and yourself . |
| 23 | It follows that the conditions laid down for the registration of vessels must not form an obstacle to freedom of establishment within the meaning of articles 52 et seq . |
| 24 | There is a statutory procedure laid down for the consultation process . |
| 25 | then he 'll button down for a bit |
| 26 | Firms would invite favoured clients or business associates down for a day at Sandwich , either as a reward for past favours rendered or in the hope that the goodwill created would lubricate some future deal . |
| 27 | You know , the computer goes down for a hour , it 's three-quarters of the day to get everything back and validated , and that 's a major interruption . |
| 28 | Spike , of course , kept saying " He wants us to go down for a drink . " |
| 29 | I 'd say we 'll have to do more than that , I 'd say we 'll have to go down for a week . |
| 30 | Maurice was deserted , Maurice having been invited , as he quite often was , to go down for the day to Brighton . |