Example sentences of "she [verb] down [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pressed down harder on the gas pedal , coaxing more speed from the car , trying to put more distance between herself and the maniac in the Audi , but whoever was driving the pursuing car had no intention of letting her get away . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He hit her , catching her so hard on the side of the head that she went down full-length on the sand . |
| 4 | She clamped down firmly on the thought , cross with herself . |
| 5 | Then she sat down heavily on the sofa . |
| 6 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 7 | She sat down quickly on the couch and hugged herself to keep from shaking . |
| 8 | A lump came to her throat and she sat down suddenly on the safest-looking chair she could find . |
| 9 | She sat down gingerly on the edge of a nearby armchair , took a mouthful of vodka and pulled herself together . |