Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] down for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But a duty was a duty , a posting could not be evaded by a Major who had been turned down for promotion to Colonel . |
2 | Route finding is easy , though four tunnels which originally formed part of the railway line have been closed down for safety reasons . |
3 | Any private business which has been set down for consideration at Seven o'clock on an allotted day shall , instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders , be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bil on that day , and paragraph ( 1 ) of Standing Order No. 14 ( Exempted business ) shall apply to the private business for a period of three hours from the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill or , if those proceedings are concluded before Ten o'clock , for a period equal to the time between Seven o'clock and the conclusion of those proceedings . |
4 | When Menelik founded Addis Ababa in 1889 the countryside had been forested with juniper and wild olive , but these had soon been cut down for firewood and building material , whereupon Menelik announced that he was going to move his capital for the third time . |
5 | These have been taken down for conservation and it is hoped to replace them with copies . |