Example sentences of "set [pron] down [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah collected some mugs from a cupboard and set them down close to the coffee maker ; she looked impatiently at the level of coffee in the jug , as if the slowness of the process was a familiar annoyance . |
| 2 | She left the broken shards lying and took the hammer back into the attic and set it down neatly by a bird of paradise in lime and cherry feathers . |
| 3 | I drained one of the small glasses and set it down close to the wall on the floor . |
| 4 | But she did n't carry it for long , ’ Harriet drained her cup and set it down noisily on the tray . |
| 5 | Hari took the tea Beatie handed her and set it down quickly on the scrubbed wooden table . |