Sentence examples for i bore down from inspiring English sources

He was about 20 yards away, and I bore down on him.

But the point of each pencil, after being sharpened down about an inch and a half, would break off when I bore down on it.

I bore down on him in my well-rehearsed, iron-hard domineering way that had served me effectively with boys like him many times before.

"One year the turkey took a long time to cook and I went to carve it after about 13 beers," said Maurice Landry, who lives near Lake Charles, La. "The way I remember it, I bore down to take off the leg and the whole thing went shooting off the platter and knocked over the centerpiece".

I bear down on this form of pampas grass that comes from South America and has no business in California.

"When I'm very sure of something, I bear down on it; when I'm not so sure, I lighten up".

Going into Soul Calibur, I expected to be wiped out constantly until I either bore down and memorized 15 button combinations or set every option to Easy.

WEST DOVER, Vermont -- Tonight I'm watching Hurricane Isaac as it bears down on the Gulf Coast.

He said in effect 'Murrow could do it, why can't I?' He just bore down on it and Paley got angrier and angrier".

"But I felt pretty good about Clay, and I thought if I could bear down I could beat him.

"If I could, I would bear down on the juvenile estate, because these are the buildings that are least fit for purpose.