Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [prep] the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shaken off balance by her startling thoughts , Isabel glanced away , stepping out of her gown and hanging it over the table . |
| 2 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 3 | She took some notes from her pocketbook and laid them on the table by her plate and her half-empty glass . |
| 4 | I took my gun out of the closet and put two bullets in the magazine and laid it on the table beside my bed . |
| 5 | He frowned , pulled the napkin from his lap and laid it on the table as he stood up , shrugging apologetically to his mother , seeming to indicate that it was the kind of thing that had happened before , from time to time . |
| 6 | She took off her hat and laid it on the table , and he saw with a sense of shock that her hair was white down the line of the parting where the tinting had grown out . |
| 7 | He hastily unfastened the shoulder holster , too , and laid it on the table , then crossed to the fridge , found a can of 7-Up and drank deeply . |
| 8 | Donna pressed the ‘ End ’ button on the phone and laid it on the table . |
| 9 | From a drawer she took out a cardboard box , and laid it on the table . |
| 10 | He took the spoon out of her hand and laid it on the table . |
| 11 | She got a salad , already prepared , out of the refrigerator and laid it on the table . |
| 12 | He slipped a loop around one of her wrists , and passed it under the table to secure it to her other wrist . |
| 13 | And this , ’ he pulled Lazlo 's map from his pocket and flung it across the table , ‘ The great detective left this behind when he and Rex fled from his office last night . |
| 14 | He stepped into the kitchen and put something on the table . |
| 15 | She picked up the shoes from the hearth and put them under the table . |
| 16 | erm I 'm not going to keep you very long because I 've nearly finished talking so erm when I 've finished perhaps you would like to bring some of your things up and put them on the table and we can all have a look at them . |
| 17 | He found a sleeping pill , a glass of water , and put them on the table by her side . |
| 18 | She took two cups and saucers from the dresser and put them on the table ; she got the milk from the fridge . |
| 19 | Jessamy picked them up , wandered through to the kitchen and put them on the table . |
| 20 | He took his glasses off and put them on the table , and his eyes were dancing as she had n't seen them dance since the night he had revealed the identity of Miguelito . |
| 21 | Annie whipped off her apron and put it onto the table drawer , while calling out , ‘ Ask the gentleman in , Lydia . ’ |
| 22 | Philip took the vase and put it on the table where it had been before , wiping off some of the dust with his elbow . |
| 23 | Confidently you open your portable projector and put it on the table . |
| 24 | She explains : ‘ I take a very deep breath before I get on the plane and then as soon as I am on board I get out all my make-up and put it on the table in front of me and spend hours putting it on . |
| 25 | I pulled the tin box out of my battle-dress and put it on the table . |
| 26 | ‘ It will be your job to go to the kitchen and get the jug and fill it with water and put it on the table here with a clean empty glass just before the lesson starts . ’ |
| 27 | Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table . |
| 28 | She took off her shoe and put it on the table and modified it with her two index fingers . |
| 29 | ‘ I think , ’ Nathan 's voice had an odd rasp as he pulled out a wad of papers and dropped them on the table , ‘ you 'd better get some sleep . |
| 30 | He now thrust his arm out and pulled her tightly towards him and waltzed her round the table , saying , ‘ One , two , three ; one , two , three ; one , two , three . |