Example sentences of "she [vb past] down on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tilda appeared with a ball of oozing clay in her arms which she flung down on the table . |
| 2 | There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features . |
| 3 | She got down on the floor and ran her arm under the bookcase . |
| 4 | She bore down on the surprised Jane like a galleon in full sail and demanded , imperiously , what she intended to ‘ do ’ with the house . |
| 5 | As for you , boy ’ — she bore down on the student — ‘ are you one of my new dressers today ? |
| 6 | She bore down on the hybrids and , with her claws , she killed them almost before they realized . |
| 7 | She knelt down on the cushion , placed her ungloved hands together , closed her eyes and appeared to be either thinking or sleeping in an upright kneeling position . |
| 8 | She sank down on the bed . |
| 9 | She watched him go back to the kitchen and when he had shut the living room door firmly , she sank down on the rug in front of the gas fire with her back propped against the armchair and sipped gloomily at the wine . |
| 10 | She sank down on the bed with the photograph gripped so tightly in her hands that the paper buckled . |
| 11 | The quiet click of the latch sounded like a death-knell in the silent room , and she sank down on the bed , her mind and heart devoid of hope . |
| 12 | With a small sigh that sounded distinctly apologetic , she sank down on the edge of the armchair opposite him . |
| 13 | Robbie 's legs gave way and she sank down on the side of the bed . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Unconsciously , she stepped down on the accelerator and pulled ahead of the saloon again . |
| 16 | It was so clear in his mind , he could hear his nan 's voice , even smell that strangely comforting smell of scorched linen as she pressed down on the iron , and yet he had understood little of their conversation at the time , had n't understood , in fact , until years later . |
| 17 | So she pressed down on the button more firmly . |
| 18 | Marie Wilkes had to make that decision when she broke down on the M50 in the Summer of 1988 . |
| 19 | With one fluid movement she reached down on the bed and picked up her T-shirt , putting it on . |
| 20 | She bit down on the glojo capsule , and the pain went away . |
| 21 | From above Burtness Wood she looked down on the lake and watched the two men fishing throughout most of the morning … |
| 22 | Her window had been wide all night and as she got out of bed she looked down on the dusty heads of trees where sparrows were fussing . |
| 23 | She looked down on the men 's masks and costumes , listening to their chatter , and stayed silent . |
| 24 | She fell down on the mattress and went instantly to death . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's where she fell down on the sidewalk , and cried and cried and cried … ’ |
| 26 | She lay down on the dirty bed . |
| 27 | She lay down on the bed and tried to think things over . |
| 28 | Her breath was ragged and faint , pulsing , she lay down on the bed , not speaking to him . |
| 29 | She lay down on the bed intending simply to relax and restore herself , but within minutes she was deeply asleep , her red-gold hair fanning out like tongues of fire over the white pillows . |
| 30 | Instead slow , silent tears ran down her face , and she lay down on the bed , trying to forget , not to remember . |