Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [verb] down on " in BNC.
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1 | Boulders constantly swept down on either side of them . |
2 | A wall of water a thousand feet high smashed down on Nagarythe . |
3 | Syrian troops allegedly crack down on pro-Iraqi demonstrators in eastern Syria . |
4 | Although representatives from the USA , the Cairns Group and the EC initially welcomed the Swedish proposal , talks finally broke down on Dec. 7 after MacSharry claimed that the compromise proposal " was not a basis for negotiation " . |
5 | Do mothers with careers really look down on women who choose to be their children 's prime carer ? |