Sometimes the birds sat down on the sea in groups, near brown seaweed that rolled on the waves.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

Then a long wooden stick is used to slowly push a heavy cover down on the bags.

VOA: special.2009.09.29

More than once, I went down on my knees and asked God to help me decide.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

All the men saw were violent waves which rose and came fiercely down on them.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

His head began to ache, and Mister Mindon lay down on the bed.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

His head began to ache, and Mr. Mindon lay down on the bed.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

He lay down on the sofa in his sitting room.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

We struggled, but I held her down on the bed.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

Nate sat down on the floor near Olive.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

Then he would fall down on the floor again like a ball of dirt and start rubbing the side of his head with his back foot as if he had no idea he had been doing any more than any frog might do.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

The first is to help the Mexican government crack down on the powerful drug cartels that operate along the border.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Supporters of the law in Arizona say it will help cut down on crime by illegal immigrants from Mexico.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

Economist Gianluca Benigno of the London School of Economics says cracking down on tax havens should not be an immediate concern.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

Most residents were sleeping when the earthen dam collapsed, sending 70 million cubic feet of water crashed down on their homes.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27