1.   Death has been a constant presence, and as they approached early manhood many sensed it bearing down on them.

2.   Johansson eluded a Brian Noonan hit, only to turn and find Kypreos bearing down on him.

3.   What if one was sighted tomorrow, bearing down on us?

4.   With the Russians fast bearing down on Grozny, many Chechens assumed a full-scale assault on the capital city was imminent.