Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pers pn] down on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he laid her down on the horsehair sofa , and said Mrs Patten would not be in yet , and there was time ; and time there was , and what had happened last night was repeated , once and then again , until she , flushed and dishevelled , pulled down her dress , and said ‘ She is coming . |
| 2 | He put her down on the bed , and , removing the crutch from her nerveless hand , tossed it into the corner , before sitting beside her . |
| 3 | He put it down on the tray then captured her hand , suddenly very much the professional consultant . |
| 4 | I protested , but only weakly ; I was hysterical , and , I suppose , rather excited too : even when he had me down on the floor , jammed in an uncomfortable position with my head stuck between the pedestal of the wash basin and a slimy floor cloth someone had left lying against the wall , I could still do nothing but laugh . |
| 5 | He set her down on the landing and she stood on one foot , using the wall for support while he opened his living-room door . |
| 6 | He set it down on the bit of rug . |
| 7 | Instead , he set it down on the worktop . |