Example sentences of "[noun pl] down on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you thought gliding was a pleasant way of spending leisure time away from the cares and woes down on the ground . |
| 2 | The bouncer — bullies , as they were called in Dublin — stepped away from Lee , and eased the hammers down on the shotgun . |
| 3 | Tenderly , he put the smaller of his two tortoises down on the floor . |
| 4 | In all the restaurants down on the coast they offer you very much the same salad , sometimes with a few olives , cucumber slices and cos lettuce all prettily arranged on a flat dish , a mixture not unlike the salade niçoise of Southern France . |
| 5 | At just 7 stone 7 , Sam Benham wo n't be rocking the Oxford boat , but her call up as cox has caused a few ripples and waves down on the Thames . |
| 6 | The myth of happy and contented animals down on the farm is now far from the truth . |
| 7 | She put the books down on the vanity table and with trembling fingers opened her handbag to find her face powder . |
| 8 | I watched both them and Mathews closely throughout both days while he was giving evidence , and for most of the time all three of the judges had their heads and eyes down on the notes they were keeping . ’ |
| 9 | She put a plate of steak and chips down on the kitchen table with an array of sauce-bottles and vinegar . |
| 10 | ‘ Interesting , ’ said Corman , as he sat back in his chair and banged his feet down on the row of seats in front of him . |
| 11 | The harvest was reported on Sept. 19 as being 40,000,000 tonnes down on the amount at the same time in 1990 . |
| 12 | On the number-one table , the cue cleaving his chin , he hunkers down on the cush to draw his bead on the bone balls … |
| 13 | Through my binoculars-camera the colours down on the track in the chilly sunshine looked sharp and bright , the race easy on that account to read . |
| 14 | The usefulness of having transaction processing applications down on the workstation , the company says , is to bring for example sales order processing information closer to the salesperson , who can play around with the data in a windows-based environment , oblivious to the complex processing going on behind the scenes . |
| 15 | That one 's Keith 's and that one 's now listen carefully cos before we start we need to talk about something , just put your things down on the table alright ? |
| 16 | I put the metal box containing the army ration-strengths down on the ground . |
| 17 | Do kneading movements on the body , placing the hands palms down on the back with the fingers meeting at waist level , thumbs pointing forwards . |
| 18 | He slapped both hands palms down on the table , slopping his tea and making them all jump , totally unselfconscious in his misery . |
| 19 | When you 're five flights down on the ground again you re only really conscious of the high brick wall opposite , and the noise . |
| 20 | Beth Shepherd set the two bags down on the kitchen table then went to the garden door and undid the top catch . |
| 21 | Carla had been carrying groceries to the car ; she 'd put the bags down on the sea wall to shake hands . |
| 22 | Dropping her bags down on the hall floor , she gave a sigh of relief as she shook the raindrops from her hair , and eased her thin jacket from her shoulders . |
| 23 | The new works was originally an old depot and now treats water , from two borehole 100 metres down on the site , for 35,000 customers . |
| 24 | Zambia slammed hir fists down on the table , causing the Sindy droid to bleep unexpectedly . |
| 25 | I think the most interesting point here is the tax charge which is two percentage points down on the year before and that really is prior year adjustments , there are other pluses and minuses but that 's a significant reason . |
| 26 | Mrs Wright put the flowers down on the draining-board , took a key out of her pocket , and unlocked the door . |
| 27 | He picked it up and set the flowers down on the locker . |
| 28 | The dragonwoman had quite recovered her composure now , and looked levelly at Hrun as he threw the two men down on the steps before her . |
| 29 | Caroline strode to the windows and plumped her hands down on the sill . |
| 30 | ‘ Why not ? ’ he grated , ramming his knuckles down on the desk . |