Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] down on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So inflexible was this masterplan that when New Scientist attempted to introduce someone who knew nothing about computers to the machine ( it is claimed to be very easy to use ) we were turned down on the grounds that ‘ this would upset the timetable ’ . |
| 2 | Invitations were turned down on the grounds that ‘ we would only have to ask them back ’ . |
| 3 | Amanda had been all enthusiastic even in the rain , saying it was spray in her face and look at the gulls , which were swooping down on the shoal of crisp packets and orange peel trailing in the wake . |
| 4 | The spending plans were laid down on the assumption of no recession . |
| 5 | WHEN wood shavings were put down on the floor in the Key Street post room it all proved too much for , left , and . |
| 6 | Several trees were burned down on the Splash premises . |
| 7 | Several trees were burned down on the Splash premises . |
| 8 | ‘ I was kneeling down on the beach beside a lake when I felt this appallingly painful tingling sensation in my knee . |
| 9 | The doctor was pledged to secrecy , and an iron curtain of security was rung down on the headquarters lest news of the new commander 's prostration further demoralise the men with their backs to the Meuse . |
| 10 | The government 's response to mounting criticism was to crack down on the principal advocates of reform . |
| 11 | An amendment that the palace be run jointly with the Graduate Union was turned down on the grounds that ‘ the Graduates are too old and it 's bad for their health . ’ |
| 12 | She was turned down on the grounds of lack of experience with sick children . |
| 13 | An action begun in Glasgow for possession of the books , papers and effects was turned down on the grounds that the Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union was not registered in Scotland and that the complaint had therefore been raised " without title or authority " , though these effects were , claimed Shinwell , later handed over " for the sake of peace and quiet " . |
| 14 | The judge 's decision was handed down on the same day that Exxon announced that first-quarter profits for 1991 had leapt 75% over the same period last year , to $2.24 billion . |
| 15 | The court ruling was handed down on the 21st anniversary of the first day of the police siege of Red Army commandos at a hotel on Mount Asama , north of Tokyo . |
| 16 | A hand on the telephone receiver , she paused in the act of reading Florian and Nicky 's number which was jotted down on the pad beside it , and threw Luke a challenging glance . |
| 17 | Or , for instance , the floating roadway where traffic was going down on the barges to go across the river , it would be well worth any particular company to have a word with the officer on the floating roadway to let their vehicles through first . |
| 18 | He was summoned down on the Saturday evening and his presence at least had the effect of giving its a vignette of Baldwin 's behaviour on the eve of what was likely to be the most testing week of his premiership . |
| 19 | She received a fleeting impression of shaggy black hair and massive shoulders , then the tray was dumped down on the bedside table and she herself dumped in turn on the bed . |
| 20 | For the most part , the growth of this dome was accompanied by intermittent Vulcanian activity , responsible for the loud explosions heard in St Pierre and for the ash that was showered down on the town before and after the fateful 8 May . |
| 21 | Well , United started in fine style as early as the twentieth second ; Martin Foyle was brought down on the edge of the penalty area and Paul Simpson 's free kick was headed away for a corner . |
| 22 | Then we fitted each tyre back on to the wheel which was clamped down on the tyring platform . |
| 23 | Mrs Wright was sitting down on the bank , the gun across her knees . |
| 24 | She was sitting down on the couch with Newman beside her . |
| 25 | Well , it 's , it 's simple that if I got up at half past six , and took him up a cup of tea at quarter too seven , and when he was around at seven o'clock , I was grilling bacon and I was frying eggs , and I hope , I do n't know whether perhaps it 's my cold , but , I , I just used to feel terribly unwell after he 'd gone , for about two hours and my legs were so wobbly , I was sitting down on the sofa , I may go back yet to cooking him breakfast if I feel like it , but , the , I mean if I can say to these chaps that , there are times when I do n't feel like doing things , well , I reckon Dave that they are so glad to be in that house with the central heating , with the twenty four hour er , er a day water , and the comfort , there not going to argue . |
| 26 | She put the tray she was carrying down on the wrought iron table . |
| 27 | Pearce and Duvall were blurred figures beside the wreck , distinguishable only in that Duvall was carrying the paraffin containers , which he was setting down on the pavement . |
| 28 | It was burned down on the second anniversary of the Falklands War . |
| 29 | Special PC Glenn Goodman , 37 , was gunned down on the A64 near Tadcaster on June 7 . |
| 30 | The rain was beating down on the windows , but Catherine stayed outside , although by now her hair and clothes were completely wet . |