Example sentences of "[verb] down for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you sit down for a wee while . |
| 2 | When he was able to sit down for a brief breather , he received a telephone call from control saying that some twenty young bullocks had got loose on the railway line heading in his direction and would he keep a look out , with the thought that trains and cattle do not mix . |
| 3 | The qualifying 20s. was no arbitrary figure but the maximum ( 16s. + 4s. for livery ) laid down for a common servant in husbandry by the wage-regulation act of 1515 . |
| 4 | It also seemed , from the feathers on the kitchen floor , that one of the pigeons had come down for a warm and had got too close . |
| 5 | C.Z. style : Mrs Guest ( main picture ) dresses down for a dressed up evening in Adolfo 's chocolate chenille cardigan jacket and sequin striped T-shirt , with cut velvet georgette skirts and splendid pearls . |
| 6 | The plane came down for a smooth landing amid the radar gear . |
| 7 | MOTORIST Steve Hopwood was turned down for a disabled parking pass — even though he has only one arm and one leg . |
| 8 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |
| 9 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 10 | Susan went to bed early , and Breeze and Gay made themselves toast and welsh rarebit , and settled down for a long evening by the fire . |
| 11 | They settled down for a long siege and so did the outside world . |
| 12 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
| 13 | Maxim settled down for a gloomy evening . |
| 14 | The dragon heaved a huge sigh of relief and politely turned his head to let out a huge smoky belch ; then he settled down for a dragon-like snooze . |
| 15 | A band played and onlookers waved and cheered as men , women and children wedged themselves into the tub carriages and settled down for a good day out . |
| 16 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 17 | Everyone quietly settled down for a long wait . |
| 18 | His thoughts sway constantly between the desire to go on and the desire to settle down for a relaxed evening with a book in the secure knowledge that he wo n't have to go on . |
| 19 | ‘ If I wanted to settle down for a quiet read I 'd prefer the Kensington public library . |
| 20 | This had been of something more than philosophical interest to Karen and I in our pre-coital phase , since it meant that we could count on at least a minute thirty seconds before he reappeared , or as much as three minutes forty-five seconds if we heard the seat go down for a big jobby . |
| 21 | I had learnt enough so returned to my own chamber , secured the lock and , fully clothed , lay down for a fitful sleep . |
| 22 | ‘ You can come down for a nice sit in me kitchen , ’ said Mrs Beavis . |
| 23 | Things would quieten down for a little while and the huddles be reformed , but before long there was the crack of a whip and a pony and trap would dash down the field . |
| 24 | AN EERIE silence will descend on the steel town of Motherwell next weekend when the big Ravenscraig strip mill winds down for a long and unwelcome seasonal break . |
| 25 | I ca n't see him sitting down for a quiet civilized three cornered discussion . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ She desperately wanted to play the wife role and would spend an afternoon cooking a beautiful meal for him and he would arrive with an expensive bottle of wine and they 'd settle down for a cosy evening . ’ |
| 27 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |
| 28 | So far so good : then you select a soiled dish , collect some scraps from the garbage , and settle down for a short wait . |
| 29 | They were enjoying the first fresh food they had had in weeks before settling down for a long , well-earned rest . |
| 30 | It was little wonder that , during this time , Gergiev proved difficult to pin down for a promised meeting . |