Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] down on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fabia reached Ven 's suite and let herself in , walked across the sitting-room and into her bedroom where she sat down on the edge of the bed , and felt , for the moment , defeated . |
| 2 | Marie Wilkes had to make that decision when she broke down on the M50 in the Summer of 1988 . |
| 3 | She trailed a hand along an imaginary banister , sweeping the other behind where the skirts of a ball-gown would have trailed and was so tangibly created that when she sat down on the sofa Delia Sutherland moved to make room for the folds of that gown . |
| 4 | It was so clear in his mind , he could hear his nan 's voice , even smell that strangely comforting smell of scorched linen as she pressed down on the iron , and yet he had understood little of their conversation at the time , had n't understood , in fact , until years later . |
| 5 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 6 | ‘ I have n't forgotten how the Dalesfolk talk , you see , Mam , ’ she teased , as she sat down on the bench next to her mother . |
| 7 | As she sat down on the couch , Ben sat opposite her on the settle , his big body and large head topping the back of it while his short legs hardly touched the floor . |
| 8 | Maria gave a dry little laugh as she clamped down on the obvious , defeatist answer . |