Example sentences of "[v-ing] down on a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Towards the end of each session when clients are setting themselves homework tasks , make a point of writing down on a piece of paper , in specific terms , what it is they are supposed to do . |
| 2 | You going down on a weekend darling ? |
| 3 | It was rather pathetic sometimes because he was upset at somebody going down on a discipline charge and getting the sack . |
| 4 | Birds of prey , such as this tawny owl ( opposite , bottom ) swooping down on a mouse , are at serious risk in many parts of the world because of pesticides employed to eliminate the pests on which they rely for food . |
| 5 | Finding yourself between clubs , you try to force a wedge instead of gripping down on a 9-iron . |
| 6 | Er yes Mr Chairman , I mean I assume this thing gives us a fairly embryonic stage , I hope it 's not intended in any way as a finished article , it seems to me in many cases er a state into the obvious er I 'd hope that our employees would be polite people , erm you know this is a great step forward to putting down on a paper , I do n't know , but I mean |
| 7 | If coaching were simply a matter of putting down on a piece of paper 10 points to improve , we 'd all be world beaters . |
| 8 | Give yourself a massage either standing up or sitting down on a towel . |
| 9 | ‘ Nisodemus is causing trouble , ’ he said , sitting down on a bench . |