Example sentences of "her [noun sg] down [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Robyn sat on the bed and tipped two tablets into the palm of her hand , resisting the need to lay her head down on the cool pillow .
2 Suddenly she wanted to put her head down on the big table and howl with misery .
3 Doggedly she kept her head down over the jewel-coloured designs , trying to concentrate , but after another few seconds she gave up and laid down her pen with elaborate resignation .
4 I put her name down for the local hospice without her permission , because although she defiantly insisted she did n't want anything to do with it , I thought things might change as she deteriorated .
5 Moving out of the path of the crowd , she put her luggage down on the uneven pavement and looked around .
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