Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] down on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Below , I look down on the differing surfaces , the differing states of ripeness from light green through to gold . |
| 2 | I plonked down on the hard wooden sofa and began musing : was he telling the truth ? |
| 3 | I lay down on the Pennine moors |
| 4 | I sat down on the only patch of turf |
| 5 | I sat down on the wooden bed . |
| 6 | Just wait until the last day , when you come , you sit down on the fucking stool and each leg goes like that ! |
| 7 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 8 | She bore down on the surprised Jane like a galleon in full sail and demanded , imperiously , what she intended to ‘ do ’ with the house . |
| 9 | She dropped down on the other side of the sweetheart plant from Rain , bowed her head , rested her right hand lightly on the keys , shut her eyes tight and concentrated . |
| 10 | From the terrace beside the chapel you look down on the playing fields of Eton . |
| 11 | Eva said , ‘ For Christ 's sake , ca n't you cut down on the bloody mysticism — we 're not in Beckenham now . |
| 12 | Her window had been wide all night and as she got out of bed she looked down on the dusty heads of trees where sparrows were fussing . |
| 13 | She lay down on the dirty bed . |
| 14 | Maria gave a dry little laugh as she clamped down on the obvious , defeatist answer . |
| 15 | By the way — ’ She opened her bag and drew out the incriminating tape , which she put down on the round antique table which stood at the centre of the hall . |
| 16 | What you had down on the previous one was er schools and businesse Schools , businesses and something else , I think , that she 'd collected |
| 17 | She sat down on the low wall . |
| 18 | She sat down on the battered settle and opened the letter . |
| 19 | She sat down on the other side of the desk . |
| 20 | Placing the night-light against the wall she sat down on the top stair , humping the eiderdown high over her shoulders and gazing into the darkness . |
| 21 | She slid down on the sagging mattress . |
| 22 | We sat down on the little grass patch where the strolling players set up their tent . |
| 23 | I helped him sit down on the one centre thwart and arranged his legs as comfortably as possible , Harry cursing and wincing by turns . |
| 24 | By common consent they sat down on the wet seat of ‘ Traveller 's Rest ’ , huddled under the umbrella , and stared out across the city . |
| 25 | They sat down on the double one . |
| 26 | Again and again he bore down on the Annamese woman and as his movements quickened he kept his gaze fixed challengingly on Flavia Sherman 's face . |
| 27 | With his hands still covered in paint he lay down on the chilly sheets and waited for sleep to take his confusions away . |
| 28 | No wonder Uncle Mick grinned as he looked down on the nearly-elegant sitting-room . |
| 29 | In the dying firelight he looked down on the sleeping face of Joe the Fish . |
| 30 | He looked down on the pretty garden and saw the two of them snoring there , their front claws tucked neatly under their chins which rested on silk cushions and their tails dipped tidily into the pond whose waters did not stir enough to move their dreams to wildness . |