Example sentences of "[vb past] down for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | There is a statutory procedure laid down for the consultation process . |
| 8 | When life sank down for a moment , the range of experience seemed limitless … . |
| 9 | By the time you 've finished , if you are n't the best of mates and invited down for a vair long weekend in the cuntrair , I can only say — Air nair . |
| 10 | Richard said he 'd invite me over next time she came down for the weekend . ’ |
| 11 | I came down for the fire , for it was cold in my room . |
| 12 | So anyway , before I heard that I 'd got an appointment at the Clinic , I got caught for one burglary and so I told them about the rest , 'cos I wanted to get off it an ’ I knew that was the only way of getting off it and I thought , now I 've been caught , I might as well get meself stuck down for a bit , like , rather than get a big fine which I wouldn'a been able to handle at that time … . |
| 13 | When the rest of the crowd turned out at closing time and headed for the Floral Gardens with their carry-outs , Tich bedded down for the night in the public lavatory on the other side of the railway bridge . |
| 14 | Formalities over , Patricia Pillmoor drew out a chair , pulled off her hat and settled down for a chat . |
| 15 | Had there been no — and certainly no just-arrived audience — It would have been utterly lovely to have taken the phone and settled down for a chat , to be inspired and encouraged as always by the love you offer your friends and by your own zest for life physical and things spiritual . |
| 16 | I gave it a wide berth and went to sit on the rug , but of course it had gone so I sat on one of the chairs instead , had a good long wash and settled down for a nap . |
| 17 | I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight , and settled down for a couple of hours sleep . |
| 18 | When the tables had been cleared and those who could do so had entertained the rest with songs and recitations , the whole company settled down for a sing-song . |
| 19 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 20 | An ironical cheer went up at this and we settled down for the night . |
| 21 | When the fire was out the hut grew cold and the two boys settled down for the night under their blankets . |
| 22 | Strung out along the shelf between hill and vale , with outposts covering every approach , the army settled down for the night . |
| 23 | We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night . |
| 24 | Once the eagles had got used to the return of Minch they settled down for the summer months . |
| 25 | According to the Life of Thomas Hardy ‘ they found lodgings at the house of an invalided captain of smacks and ketches ; and Hardy , suspending his house-hunting , settled down for the autumn and winter to finish his fifth novel , The Hand of Ethelberta ’ . |
| 26 | Snuggling into his chair , he settled down for an hour or two 's tinkering . |
| 27 | Stowing her bag by her feet , Loretta settled down for an hour 's read . |
| 28 | Be glanced towards Kelly and slowed down for a moment before speeding onwards . |
| 29 | John talked , quickly and urgently , while Patrick drove along the M4 , crossed the Chiswick and Hammersmith Flyovers and slowed down for the traffic in Cromwell Road . |
| 30 | The computer went down for a while , it 's probably full of water |