Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] it down on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For take-off and landing , each propeller works like a helicopter rotor , pulling the plane into the sky or letting it down on the helipad . |
| 2 | Riven had lost his in the river , but he snatched up one of the long river poles and stabbed it down on the crowds of hairy heads which thronged the water , clicking against skulls . |
| 3 | Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer . |
| 4 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 5 | Then suddenly closing his eyes and clenching his fist and bringing it down on the counter , he said , ‘ Whatever you want to do , for God 's sake ! |
| 6 | She took off her jacket and slung it down on the settee . |
| 7 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 8 | ‘ He got what he wanted and slammed it down on the counter . |
| 9 | Cranston stuck his red , bulbous nose into a tankard , took one slurp and slammed it down on the table . |
| 10 | Sir John drained his tankard and slammed it down on the table . |
| 11 | Surprisingly , Cranston agreed , drained the cup and slammed it down on the table . |
| 12 | She took hold of it and put it down on the floor . |
| 13 | Carew folded the paper and put it down on the cluttered tray beside him . |
| 14 | From one of the voluminous pockets he produced a bottle of Scotch and put it down on the table . |
| 15 | But Bush waited , and then he took something out of his pocket and threw it down on the desk . |
| 16 | the man said , lifting the card machine from behind the counter and slamming it down on the top . |
| 17 | Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor . |
| 18 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 19 | He emptied his cup and set it down on the table . |
| 20 | Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring . |
| 21 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 22 | After a while she thought of ‘ angel ’ and wrote it down on the telephone pad . |
| 23 | Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table . |