Example sentences of "[noun] and set [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took the two gifts from her handbag and set them on the table . |
| 2 | As Maggie took the things from the tray and set them on the table she said , ‘ I know what you 're thinking : we 're slightly barmy . ’ |
| 3 | She picked it up and set it on her knee , then began taking out the yellow and black wooden pieces and setting them on the board . |
| 4 | With the authority of a man used to calling hounds to heel he 'd taken the arm from the dog , wrapped it in a towel and set it on the draining board . |
| 5 | Lavender filled it half-full of water and carried it , together with a glass , into the classroom and set it on the teacher 's table . |
| 6 | So it was that the eight of us ended up , kit gleaming in the spring sunshine , awaiting the arrival of the man who would diagnose our ills , administer a local anaesthetic and set us on the road to perfect health . |
| 7 | She grasped each one by its golden nipple and set it on the scales . |
| 8 | Franco pulled glasses two at a time from the sink and set them on the tiny draining board . |
| 9 | In the case of the elder James Stephen 's commitment to antislavery , it came after the experience of working in the West Indies as a lawyer , but more precisely , that experience helped direct into antislavery the expression of his gratitude ‘ for the infinite mercy of God ’ in extricating him from the depths of sin brought on by sexual passion and setting him on the path of prosperity and happiness . |
| 10 | Travis took the mug and set it on the table . |
| 11 | He filled the kettle and set it on the hob , then went through to the front room , closed the shutters , and tried radioing on the frequency Caspar had given him for the US Embassy in Belpan City . |
| 12 | Turning away from him , she filled the kettle and set it on the stove . |
| 13 | Davide , called by his father to the piano , took up a sheet and set it on the mahogany lyre stand . |