Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] down on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I plonked down on the hard wooden sofa and began musing : was he telling the truth ? |
| 2 | I lay down on the Pennine moors |
| 3 | I sat down on the only patch of turf |
| 4 | I sat down on the wooden bed . |
| 5 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 6 | She bore down on the surprised Jane like a galleon in full sail and demanded , imperiously , what she intended to ‘ do ’ with the house . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She lay down on the dirty bed . |
| 10 | Maria gave a dry little laugh as she clamped down on the obvious , defeatist answer . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | What you had down on the previous one was er schools and businesse Schools , businesses and something else , I think , that she 'd collected |
| 13 | She sat down on the low wall . |
| 14 | She sat down on the battered settle and opened the letter . |
| 15 | She sat down on the other side of the desk . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She slid down on the sagging mattress . |
| 18 | We sat down on the little grass patch where the strolling players set up their tent . |
| 19 | By common consent they sat down on the wet seat of ‘ Traveller 's Rest ’ , huddled under the umbrella , and stared out across the city . |
| 20 | They sat down on the double one . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | With his hands still covered in paint he lay down on the chilly sheets and waited for sleep to take his confusions away . |
| 23 | No wonder Uncle Mick grinned as he looked down on the nearly-elegant sitting-room . |
| 24 | In the dying firelight he looked down on the sleeping face of Joe the Fish . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | He looked down on the bent head , but there was no response from Millie . |
| 27 | He sat down on the far side of the room and I caught only a brief view of him through the dancers , but it was undoubtedly Ralph Pike still at large . |
| 28 | He sat down on the bare rock and shook his head . |
| 29 | ‘ I did n't know you were home , ’ said Terry , as he sat down on the adjacent bed . |
| 30 | He sat down on the top step of the landing outside numbers 3 and 4 . |