Example sentences of "down on the [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lachy sat down on the pillow at the head of the bed , breathing hard . |
| 2 | In the Tokyo stock market the Nikkei Average also fell back during November from 25,000 to 23,500 , as the implications of slowing economic growth and stock market scandals [ see p. 38558 ] took their toll : this was 13 per cent below its 1991 peak in May , and 41 per cent down on the position at the end of 1989 . |
| 3 | The harvest was reported on Sept. 19 as being 40,000,000 tonnes down on the amount at the same time in 1990 . |
| 4 | I can remember doing Bartholomew Fair at the Royal Court Theatre with the NYT and seeing all the scenery and lighting down on the stage at the end of the last performance and thinking how exciting it was to belong to the world of make-believe . |
| 5 | He led them to within thirty yards of the unsuspecting deer , then motioned for Joseph to sit down on the ground at the edge of the plain . |