Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] down for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Peter Hickton was only slowed down for a moment . |
| 2 | " I 've only popped down for a cup of tea . " |
| 3 | Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first . |
| 4 | We just go down for a bit of practice a few nights before . ’ |
| 5 | I 'll just sit down for a moment . ’ |
| 6 | Diane locked herself in her bedroom and would n't come down for a day because she was afraid of her father 's anger . |
| 7 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
| 8 | And when I took those I did n't come down for a , and that frightened me , I said to Russell I will never ever take speed because it 's if , I was er we were in the pub right on a Sunday morning and I was there but I was n't there , I was somewhere else . |
| 9 | Might as well sit down for a few minutes might n't we ? |
| 10 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
| 11 | The boy 's father , Gavin Lodge , said : If I could get hold of these idiots they would n't sit down for a week . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He paced the room , then lay down for a while , hands clasped behind his head . |
| 14 | ‘ Boom , Boom , ’ says the boogieman , as he coolly shoots his lady down , rams her into his car , steers off to his house , gets a bang out of watching her walking the floor , and then settles down for a bit of baby talk . |
| 15 | Anyone who seems suitable will receive an informal visit and then come down for a more formal interview . ’ |
| 16 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 17 | Sarah Murray was recently turned down for a catwalk show because her walk was n't suitable . |
| 18 | Everyone quietly settled down for a long wait . |