Example sentences of "[vb past] down on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ten Trekkies got down on the floor to play this , some still wearing Federation anoraks , which seemed to be cheating somewhat . |
| 2 | I was milking my goats in the field , and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot . |
| 3 | She got down on the floor and ran her arm under the bookcase . |
| 4 | And then when the sc , we had a look at the script and we changed it a little bit , and then we all went , they were cutting out words , so we were doing , the first few all three ways , and we 'd look and say , okay , so it was a scrambled mess as we all looked through for three words and ended up with , and I got down on the floor , so we knew where we were . |
| 5 | Just after 0800hrs they swooped down on the closely parked Curtiss P–36s and P–40s . |
| 6 | A large framed photograph of Margaret Thatcher beamed down on the proceedings , as the members sat in their seats in the high-ceilinged meeting-room . |
| 7 | Tilda appeared with a ball of oozing clay in her arms which she flung down on the table . |
| 8 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 9 | From the roof bar of the Pasha Inn , we gazed down on the harbour . |
| 10 | With a meekness that made her feel mean , he knelt down on the floor and started to gather his cuttings together . |
| 11 | She knelt down on the cushion , placed her ungloved hands together , closed her eyes and appeared to be either thinking or sleeping in an upright kneeling position . |
| 12 | He knelt down on the sheet . |
| 13 | Willie knelt down on the newspapers and began to dry him . |
| 14 | Léonie and Thérèse knelt down on the parquet floor . |
| 15 | Azmaveth did not argue but knelt down on the floor by the bed and laid out the silk square in front of her . |
| 16 | Some of them started to run towards the airport building , and a few knelt down on the wet tarmac . |
| 17 | She sank down on the bed . |
| 18 | She watched him go back to the kitchen and when he had shut the living room door firmly , she sank down on the rug in front of the gas fire with her back propped against the armchair and sipped gloomily at the wine . |
| 19 | Hari sank down on the bench beside him . |
| 20 | To steady himself he sank down on the side of the bed . |
| 21 | She sank down on the bed with the photograph gripped so tightly in her hands that the paper buckled . |
| 22 | As he strode off to his cabin Polly sank down on the settee , wondering how she was going to survive . |
| 23 | The quiet click of the latch sounded like a death-knell in the silent room , and she sank down on the bed , her mind and heart devoid of hope . |
| 24 | With a small sigh that sounded distinctly apologetic , she sank down on the edge of the armchair opposite him . |
| 25 | Robbie 's legs gave way and she sank down on the side of the bed . |
| 26 | They peered down on the world like two eyes , one half-closed . |
| 27 | They moved down on the Tuesday of tournament week , two days before the first rounds were due to be played . |
| 28 | The two of them looked at it , as blood dripped down on the cold linoleum . |
| 29 | After some initial successes , the authorities cracked down on the protesters . |
| 30 | His skull cracked down on the steering wheel . |