Example sentences of "[vb past] down on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is an accepted tariff of damages for personal injuries laid down on a case-to-case basis by judges . |
| 2 | Then the heavy cloud began to break up and the pearly rays of the morning sun beamed down on a spume-streaked sea that glistened in shades of emerald and jade . |
| 3 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 4 | Some of them started to run towards the airport building , and a few knelt down on the wet tarmac . |
| 5 | The two of them looked at it , as blood dripped down on the cold linoleum . |
| 6 | Outside , the sun beat down on the red baked earth of Provence , but the summer salon was cool . |
| 7 | Evans 's heavy hand smacked down on the small man 's shoulder . |
| 8 | Again and again he bore down on the Annamese woman and as his movements quickened he kept his gaze fixed challengingly on Flavia Sherman 's face . |
| 9 | She bore down on the surprised Jane like a galleon in full sail and demanded , imperiously , what she intended to ‘ do ’ with the house . |
| 10 | Spell after spell crashed down on the Dark Elves , the carnage was too awful to contemplate . |
| 11 | She dropped down on the other side of the sweetheart plant from Rain , bowed her head , rested her right hand lightly on the keys , shut her eyes tight and concentrated . |
| 12 | The B–17 pilot then skilfully brought the bomber down in front of the cameras , which recorded the dramatic crash landing as the right wing slammed down on the two right props and engines . |
| 13 | The hammer finally slammed down on an empty chamber . |
| 14 | Heliopsis snatched a dramatic late verdict under George Duffield in the Tennents Special Handicap as the curtain came down on the 1992 Scottish Flat racing programme . |
| 15 | Then Handlebar 's cock suddenly jumped into the air , flew the distance that separated it from its rival and came down on the darker bird with its neck arched and talons open . |
| 16 | Two czarist officers , bulky in their comic-opera uniforms , solemnly played Russian roulette , each downing a drink every time the firing pin of their revolver came down on an empty chamber . |
| 17 | Myra flopped down on the nearest chair . |
| 18 | I rose from the table , went into the cell and flopped down on the hard wooden bed and was asleep almost immediately . |
| 19 | The sun shone down on the grassy slopes , accentuating petal colour : blue of germander speed well , pink of camp ion , mauve of tufted vetch and white of stitchwort . |
| 20 | An article in the February/March 1992 issue describes the technique of ‘ breadboarding ’ where all components are assembled and screwed down on a thick board and straight lines around the board . |
| 21 | A flying wheel knocked the crucifix over , and chunks of wreckage rained down on a fifty-foot circle . |
| 22 | With an intensity comparable to the devastating bombardment of February 21st , the heavy German shells rained down on a French division of mediocre calibre , the 67th , whose experience of this kind of thing had so far been limited to second-hand accounts from across the river . |
| 23 | Men from the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders berthed on the ship and on one occasion she had war scars inflicted on her when a bomb fell on Portland Place and debris rained down on the top deck gouging pieces out of the timbers . |
| 24 | I plonked down on the hard wooden sofa and began musing : was he telling the truth ? |
| 25 | An airstart attempt was unsuccessful and the aircraft touched down on the extended landing gear at a point 900 feet short of the runway pavement . |
| 26 | The sun blazed down on the ancient circle of stones , bees buzzed diligently as they searched for late pollen , and birds sang cheerfully in the nearby trees . |
| 27 | Lord Hulton , in high good humour , settled down On an upturned oil drum with my testing book on his knee . |
| 28 | Polly slumped down on the moulded seat . |
| 29 | The pregnant housewife was found stabbed and battered after going missing when her car broke down on the M-50 motorway . |
| 30 | The body of the pregnant housewife was found near the M-50 motorway after her car broke down on the hard shoulder . |