Example sentences of "they [vb past] down on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just after 0800hrs they swooped down on the closely parked Curtiss P–36s and P–40s . |
| 2 | They moved down on the Tuesday of tournament week , two days before the first rounds were due to be played . |
| 3 | They peered down on the world like two eyes , one half-closed . |
| 4 | They came down on the Pennines to Alston before joining the A66 and heading East for Scotch Corner . |
| 5 | As soon as Paddington arrived Mr Grover made some cocoa and they settled down on the horse hair sofa at the back of the shop . |
| 6 | The tide was ebbing , and they went down on the steeply shelving bed of the Conway . |
| 7 | The man on the rod would be unable to reel in fast enough as they ran down on the Zodiac . |
| 8 | By common consent they sat down on the wet seat of ‘ Traveller 's Rest ’ , huddled under the umbrella , and stared out across the city . |
| 9 | They sat down on the double one . |
| 10 | Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink . |