Example sentences of "down on to the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the legs were jointed I turned the leg and stretcher assembly upside down on to the bottom of the seat and from this I could mark the centres to be drilled and set the bevels to repeat the process . |
| 2 | Unprofessionally , I looked up , to see the iron net of the scaffolding bending , swaying and finally tipping towards me as bolts snapped and lights crashed down on to the floor of the stage . |
| 3 | He sank down on to the edge of her bed , and she scurried over towards the wall , taking every inch of her covers with her . |
| 4 | Caroline sank down on to the edge of the bed and shut her eyes tightly , trying to block out the humiliating scene , but it was impossible . |
| 5 | Collapsing down on to the edge of her bed , Fabia gave her situation several minutes ' thought . |
| 6 | He dashed the Hooded Owl down on to the middle of the stage , where it shattered satisfyingly . |
| 7 | Drunks were making a din on the stairs and a sculptor was tearing up a collection of Kisling 's drawings and throwing them down on to the head of the concierge . |
| 8 | A broad terrace ran round it with tufts of herbs growing on it and broken steps leading down on to the ruins of a lawn . |
| 9 | When Rohmer and Duvall had stepped down on to the top of the basement landing , Cardiff followed them , carefully letting the door close behind him . |
| 10 | Their shadows stretched far ahead of them in the morning sun , and he leapt down on to the shadow of the leader . |
| 11 | Ellen , who was utterly delighted with her achievement , followed him to spray the churning mess over his hair , then down on to the decks of Dream Baby as Sweetman jumped panic-stricken from our gunwale . |
| 12 | She keeps giving me clothes — ; not this dear old awful thing , Mrs McPhee at home made this — and making me practise manners and the piano and I could n't tell her about last night , I could n't , I ca n't disappoint another person , not after my mother — ’ and Alexandra put her head down on to the slice of bread on her plate and burst into tears . |