Example sentences of "put [pron] [noun sg] down on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to make haste now or I would be late , so I threw my kit in the back of the Porsche , threaded my way through the traffic on the Kingston By-pass and then put my foot down on the M3 , keeping a wary eye open for the police . |
| 2 | She put her foot down on the pedal and the car leaped forward . |
| 3 | She put her basket down on the pavement , held on to the woman with one arm , pulled on the man 's huge arm with the other , said to him firmly , if more than a little fearfully , ‘ No , you are not to touch her again . |
| 4 | Then she put her head down on the table and wept unrestrainedly , the feathers of her hat dipping unnoticed into his coffee . |
| 5 | Moving out of the path of the crowd , she put her luggage down on the uneven pavement and looked around . |
| 6 | She drank more coffee , put her cup down on the table , looked Carver in the eye . |
| 7 | She put her vase down on the table in front of me , then glancing around my pantry again said : ‘ If you wish , Mr Stevens , I might bring in some more cuttings for you . ’ |
| 8 | Then Glenda Grower , the most strong-minded of the staff , put her glass down on the table and made obvious going-away gestures . |
| 9 | Slowly she put her glass down on the table . |
| 10 | Shutting the door , he put his candle down on the nearest chair and drew her across to the glow that streamed in from the setting sun . |
| 11 | At last Couville put his goblet down on the floor beside him . |
| 12 | Clinton put his goblet down on the table , bade us good night and walked softly away . |
| 13 | Athelstan put his blackjack down on the table . |
| 14 | She put his tea down on the table in the lounge , sought out the Scotch and set it beside the cup . |
| 15 | ‘ The ole cow saw me clump 'im frew the office winder an' she phoned fer the police , ’ he said as he put his mug down on the wooden table . |
| 16 | He put his mug down on the draining-board . |
| 17 | He put his glass down on the circular table , and inspected the rolled up sun-shade that protruded from the centre of the table like an unopened flower . |