Example sentences of "she down [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 One large hand held her down over the back of the upright chair , so that the top of her head was pushed into the seat .
2 You held her down for the other one .
3 She expected Urquhart but found first a message from her brother inviting her down for the weekend .
4 And was still wondering some half an hour later when Rosa had settled her down for the night but frustration , sharper than any pangs of hunger , was keeping her awake .
5 It was very hard indeed to believe she had walked in there with a wolf creature and that he had drawn her down onto the forest floor and made love to her …
6 He squeezed with all his strength , pushing her down onto the floor , while a raucous parody of the nocturne played fortissimo in his head .
7 He apologized and helped her down at the end of the road .
8 I bet they love her down at the outreach centre .
9 He pinned her down at the CI5 computer centre , and over the phone briefly explained what he and Doyle needed of her .
10 He sat her down at the table , where she could feel the warmth of the fire after her bath .
11 On shore , she rubs her down with the exotically striped blanket , waits until she stirs again , and helps her back into the clothes .
12 I put her down on the couch and said , ‘ Just put your head back , ’ and told her some Alexander Principles .
13 Still she could hear her own cries , as she had begged to be released — but nay , he had flung her down on the stone floor and leaned over her .
14 But he laid her down on the horsehair sofa , and said Mrs Patten would not be in yet , and there was time ; and time there was , and what had happened last night was repeated , once and then again , until she , flushed and dishevelled , pulled down her dress , and said ‘ She is coming .
15 I was told they sent for a nurse who came at me with a needle so I grabbed her by the breast and threw her down on the hors d'oeuvres .
16 He set her down on the landing and she stood on one foot , using the wall for support while he opened his living-room door .
17 She was hit and caught fire while going in to attack at low level and her pilot Don MacIntyre brought her down on the frozen surface of nearby Lake Hocklingen .
18 Through the Lousadas Minton was to an extent drawn into a Hammersmith circle of artists which included Victor Pasmore , Julian Trevelyan and Mary Fedden who once danced with Minton at a New Year 's Eve party until she literally dropped , whereupon he gently laid her down on the floor .
19 Molly carried her a little way towards the house and then set her down on the pavement by the front door .
20 He 'd managed to track her down on the Friday evening , waiting for several minutes as she was summoned to the communal phone in the hall where she was now a deputy warden .
21 This strange , remote , eagle creature , whose body was bathed in incandescence from the fire , except that it was not quite the fire ; whose eyes were dark with passion , and whose arms , strong and safe , were enveloping her , and laying her down on the thick fur rugs before the fire …
22 As I considered whether to smash her and throw her down on the mountainside , I caught her scent .
23 ‘ It should n't be long now , ’ Simon continued , setting her down on the grass .
24 Mary laughed as Martin pulled her down on the bed beside him .
25 When he 'd put her down on the bed he said grimly , ‘ The doctor should be here shortly .
26 He put her down on the bed , and , removing the crutch from her nerveless hand , tossed it into the corner , before sitting beside her .
27 He carried her across the corridor and put her down on the bed .
28 Michele caught her and , carrying her back into the living-room , put her down on the long couch .
29 Then he bundled her now rosy body into her dry shirt and sat her down on the sleeping-bag to vigorously rub her hair dry .
30 Penry pulled her down on the sofa forcibly .
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