Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] down on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thatched umbrellas and deck-chairs are provided for sunbathing down on the beach . |
| 2 | It was less easy to convince herself that the thought of lying down on the bench with fitzAlan , with hardly a stitch of clothing between them , did n't scare the wits out of her . |
| 3 | He decided to throw himself off the parapet of the bridge instead of lying down on the track . |
| 4 | ‘ It was n't worth going down on the off-chance , or so I thought . |
| 5 | When original objectives were set out in the early 1980s for improving services and reducing costs at the exchange through cutting down on the amount of paperwork , more detailed efforts were made to put the objectives into action . |
| 6 | But who can blame UEFA , post-Heysel , for coming down on the side of life and limb before either is lost ? |
| 7 | I have been criticised for coming down on the side of the second alternative . |
| 8 | ‘ Laura ! ’ he groaned , tossing aside his shirt and swiftly divesting himself of his clothes before lying down on the bed beside her . |
| 9 | Turkey trot : anything but boring down on the farm |
| 10 | The stool was built into the set and was triggered by pressing down on the foot-rest . |
| 11 | So , with this result , I decided to try the opposite by pushing down on the boom through the turn . |
| 12 | By pushing down on the boom I was keeping the rig more upright , hence providing more power whilst also keeping the board more level and stopping the back of the board digging in too much . |
| 13 | You can feel the grip more and you can control the bike a lot better by forcing down on the peg when the rear steps out . ’ |
| 14 | Some teaching unions have expressed worries that governors may want to reduce staff costs by cutting down on the number of teachers or allowances , or delaying filling a vacancy , or employing less well qualified staff . |
| 15 | This has the effect of reducing the entropy of the definitions , by cutting down on the randomness with which their constituent words are chosen . |
| 16 | Similarly on glaciers , the impact on a crevasse fall is greatly lessened by the friction of the rope cutting into the crevasse edge , and the load is easily held by sitting down on the surface and digging in the heels . |