Example sentences of "[pron] down on the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She waited until the first few bars of the signature tune started to play , then unclipped her headphones and set them down on the desk with a sharp clatter before starting to gather up the stack of notes . |
| 2 | One day Glumdalclitch put me down on the grass in the palace garden , while she went for a walk with some of the Queen 's ladies . |
| 3 | He threw himself down on the bed with his head on my stomach , groaning , and between the groans saying that he would be a good husband in future , he honestly would , he adored me , he was very ashamed and only hoped I could forgive him . |
| 4 | He offered her the only chair then set himself down on the edge of the bed , facing her . |
| 5 | She spread them out , then settled herself down on the sleeping-bag beside the fire to comb her hair dry . |
| 6 | Big Momma settled herself down on the ceiling of the bathroom in number 31 , St George 's Road , Solihull , Birmingham , England . |
| 7 | ‘ Mr Blake ! ’ she said with enthusiasm , going over and plopping herself down on the bench beside him . |
| 8 | ‘ Mussed ’ is a word so outmoded I 'm surprised the God of Media did n't strike him down on the instant with a thunderbolt . |
| 9 | She held out her hand with deliberate provocation and , drawing him down on the edge of the bed beside her , she gave a little laugh which came from deep in her throat . |
| 10 | Then he bundled her now rosy body into her dry shirt and sat her down on the sleeping-bag to vigorously rub her hair dry . |
| 11 | Mary laughed as Martin pulled her down on the bed beside him . |
| 12 | Molly carried her a little way towards the house and then set her down on the pavement by the front door . |
| 13 | She put it down on the floor beside her guitar . |
| 14 | They set it down on the floor in the middle of the room , as the T'ang had instructed them earlier , then backed away , heads lowered . |
| 15 | Mr Gillis seemed to delight in slamming it down on the top of the tousled head below . |
| 16 | I wrote it down on the top of the table with my pencil . |
| 17 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 18 | Making a fist Michael smashed it down on the desk in front of him , causing their empty coffee cups to rattle in their saucers . |
| 19 | He reached into his gaming box and brought forth a piece , setting it down on the board with a satisfied air . |
| 20 | Riven had lost his in the river , but he snatched up one of the long river poles and stabbed it down on the crowds of hairy heads which thronged the water , clicking against skulls . |
| 21 | Julia got out of bed , took the tray back from Annunziata , put it down on the chest of drawers and hugged her . |
| 22 | He set it down on the bit of rug . |
| 23 | Well put it down on the table for a minute then . |
| 24 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 25 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 26 | He sucked fruitlessly on his now extinct pipe , laid it down on the table beside him , got up , and turning his back on his visitors , wandered over to the window . |
| 27 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 28 | She put it down on the table in the hall and went upstairs smiling . |
| 29 | I see myself putting it down on the table in front of me at the Assessment Group and the papers slipping loose … |
| 30 | He sipped at his wine again , then put it down on the arm of his chair and , keeping a finger and thumb on the stem , twisted it one way , then the other . |