Example sentences of "[vb past] down hard [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The big truck shuddered to a halt , spraying gravel from under its locked wheels , as Rocky tramped down hard on the brakes . |
| 2 | As the regime 's dependence on the Islamic fundamentalists became more and more pronounced , it cracked down hard against the threat of opposition , whether from the left and the unions or from within the military ; following alleged coup attempts in April and September 43 officers accused of involvement were summarily executed [ see pp. 37367 ; 37703 ] . |
| 3 | So , when on 8 May Acheson announced that the US would send economic and military aid to the French in Indo-China ( for Gaddis Smith , the turning point — ‘ the scales had swayed for three months and then came down hard on the side of France ) the French position was at least potentially desperate and one can not help asking whether there were any countries receiving military aid under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program , other than Vietnam , in which there were such powerful revolutionary forces and where a revolutionary war was already in progress . |
| 4 | ‘ Come on you bastard , ’ she shouted and pressed down hard on the gas . |
| 5 | And then , the nightmare seemed to take further bizarre shape again , when she swallowed down hard on the choking hoarseness in her voice , and she forced herself to control that anger when she spoke again : ‘ It 's 1964 . |