Example sentences of "[vb past] down heavily [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | But the chandelier declined to bear his weight and instead of swinging , he merely sat down heavily on the floor in a hail of diamonds and plaster . |
2 | Khotan sat down heavily on the bench beside Burun , and Rostov realised suddenly that the Kha-Khan 's son was drunk . |
3 | His voice tailed off and he sat down heavily on the arm of a chair . |
4 | Then she sat down heavily on the sofa . |
5 | Rincewind sat down heavily on the bed . |
6 | She was conscious of fitzAlan 's sharp glance at her sudden murmur of laughter , then he sat down heavily on the bench , wincing at the jolt to his arm , and gestured towards the bulky pack by the door . |
7 | I stumbled back and sat down heavily on the plinth , then staggered upright and pulled my cords back up . |
8 | Irene sat down heavily at the table . |
9 | She was walking now with a stick and as she sat down heavily at the table she seemed depressed . |
10 | Jack Price dosed the office door behind him , sat down heavily in the large swivel chair and watched the tin kettle popping rings . |
11 | ‘ Dear boy ! ’ he said , putting his hand on my shoulder as he sat down heavily in the boat . |
12 | Gazzer 's legs went and he sat down heavily in the dirt , his nose smashed and his eyes full of tears . |
13 | One policeman tripped over a litter-bin and sat down heavily in the gutter . |