Example sentences of "[v-ing] it down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pulling it down to the earth |
| 2 | It was he , too , who had once dealt with a particularly troublesome stoat by leading it down among the pheasant coops and so ( at the risk of his own life ) on to a keeper 's gun . |
| 3 | A wave caught the mast , lifting it high and then slamming it down on the cabin roof . |
| 4 | Mr Gillis seemed to delight in slamming it down on the top of the tousled head below . |
| 5 | the man said , lifting the card machine from behind the counter and slamming it down on the top . |
| 6 | Aim at getting it down onto the ground before it reaches the bank , hooding the clubface by setting the hands well forward , to reduce the effective loft of the club . |
| 7 | I 'm breaking it down to the cake again . |
| 8 | The main shape of the landscape — mountains , rolling hills , and flat plains — is based on the geological rock formations , but has been severely modified by the movement of glaciers which carried vast quantities of rock , grinding it down in the process , depositing it in the form of boulders , gravel , sand , and silt , often many miles from its original outcrop . |
| 9 | Cutting it down to the bone |
| 10 | ‘ For take-off and landing , each propeller works like a helicopter rotor , pulling the plane into the sky or letting it down on the helipad . |
| 11 | Alexi Sayle says it will be a chance to ride your bike properly instead of taking it down to the chinese takeaway … |
| 12 | The lines particularly can be more convenient than transfers because you can simply follow the original artwork like following a map , unwinding from the reel and sticking it down onto the film as you go along — though it can be fiddly on dense or complicated boards . |
| 13 | Then suddenly closing his eyes and clenching his fist and bringing it down on the counter , he said , ‘ Whatever you want to do , for God 's sake ! |
| 14 | Putting it down on the table , he said flatly , ‘ There was never any chance ; you must know that . |
| 15 | I see myself putting it down on the table in front of me at the Assessment Group and the papers slipping loose … |
| 16 | If the bird keeps struggling , it will be clawed and bitten repeatedly by its captor , but if it lies still the cat may then make the mistake of putting it down on the ground and releasing it from its jaws . |
| 17 | At first she 'd given no thought to missing for a month , putting it down to the trauma of losing Pa , but by the time nothing showed for the third month running there could be no doubt that the worst had happened . |
| 18 | they 're putting it down in the paper that |
| 19 | You can use paper of similar thickness but unless you stick it in some way to the faces it is difficult to keep it in position when assembling the cores into the bobbin and bolting it down to the board . |
| 20 | For a moment Henry thought she was going to hit him , and then , instead , she seized the receiver from him and , sweeping it down to the floor with her she poured love , support , tenderness and quietness down the line . |
| 21 | ‘ If I were coining it down in the bull market , ’ I reminded him , ‘ and you were my oldest friend and out of work and you came up with two corking girls like that , I 'd be honoured to pay the bill . ’ |
| 22 | He reached into his gaming box and brought forth a piece , setting it down on the board with a satisfied air . |
| 23 | Setting it down on the bedside table , she stooped over George . |
| 24 | Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table . |
| 25 | I wadded one into my shoulder holster as an ace in the hole , packing it down with the gun . |