Example sentences of "[coord] bring [pron] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then suddenly closing his eyes and clenching his fist and bringing it down on the counter , he said , ‘ Whatever you want to do , for God 's sake ! |
| 2 | He was still by the bomb , whacking the sand with his plank , using both hands to hold it and bringing it down with all his strength , jumping up in the air at the same time and yelling . |
| 3 | I could see the beginning of cloud formations in the far west that looked as though they might thicken up and , since I wanted to get some shots of the Cove while the light was still good , I set off by Water Sinks , where the water from the Tarn sinks and does n't reappear again until some miles down the valley at Aire Head , and followed the footpath that would take me west of Watlowes dry valley and bring me down to the Cove by the pasture land above the Pennine Way . |
| 4 | She does n't avoid the painful issues that divide us — but , as few writers can , she makes us laugh at them and bring them down to size . |
| 5 | If not I 've only got to put them up in the attic and bring them down in three month 's time . |
| 6 | Because they 'll drown themself and bring you down with them . |
| 7 | Then shower — ‘ Acqua Fredda ’ , cold spray to tone and give elasticity to the skin and bring you down to earth . |
| 8 | He reached up in the darkness to take hold of her face and bring it down to his mouth , glad that the murk concealed the satisfaction he wore . |
| 9 | Only the Conservatives will substantially reduce the Community Charge in Oxford , and bring it down to a level that people can afford . |
| 10 | As Floy and Snodgrass watched in silence , the Elms stretched out their hard , lichen-crusted branches and brought them down on the prisoner 's shoulders and thighs , at the place where the skin had started to tear . |
| 11 | Cornelius threw up his hands and brought them down amidst a torrent of hair . |
| 12 | Feeling himself falling backwards , he drove his heel hard into Isambard 's instep , and brought him down with him , heaving and struggling on the stones . |
| 13 | He then picked up a stool and brought it down towards her but it smashed a ceiling light . |
| 14 | She raised it high in the air and brought it down with a crash right on the top of the wretched Bruce Bogtrotter 's head and pieces flew all over the platform . |
| 15 | The raging young lad raised the chopper above his head and brought it down with tremendous force . |
| 16 | She had taken that whisky bottle from a nearby table and brought it down with as much strength as she could muster on Duvall 's head . |
| 17 | He raised his hard little hand and brought it down on Jack 's resoundingly . |
| 18 | The small man hefted the shaft over his head and brought it down on Keith with the full force that his frame could muster . |
| 19 | She still had the torch in her hand and brought it down on her assailant with all her strength . |
| 20 | He hurried the will into proper form and brought it down for signature . |
| 21 | The barmaid raised the spatula and brought it down upon a bluebottle . |
| 22 | Suddenly exasperated , Buddie raised his free hand and brought it down in a resounding slap on the boy 's buttocks . |
| 23 | She lifted her right arm and brought it down in a slashing sideways sweep on to his wrist , sending the gun clattering harmlessly to the corner of the room . |
| 24 | For instance , we may be setting Dryden 's Song for Saint Cecilia 's Day and wish to abbreviate the following verse by cutting out less important material : We could reduce this to the following , which retains the important parts of the above , keeps the message exactly the same , but brings it down to more manageable proportions from a musical standpoint : |