Example sentences of "and put down the " in BNC.

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1 He finally flew home to South Africa and put down the money on his cluster house .
2 The area had effectively been abandoned by the authorities , a fact which became clear during the riot itself , when police waited five hours to enter the estate and put down the disturbances .
3 Stuart Baxter chuckled , and put down the phone .
4 She walked to the desk and put down the vase and by the time she had done this Gabriel was gone .
5 ‘ You 'll all have to do the same as me and put down the date and see , but if yer want ter know it 's the first of May . ’
6 The association of ideas made fondness for Gentle sound like another disease , but he did n't comment on it , merely made arrangements to pick up Klein the following evening and put down the phone , plunged into a deeper trough than ever .
7 And put down the receiver gently , in a way that went with the voice .
8 she finished her own tea and put down the cup .
9 Adam grinned and put down the phone .
10 Rachaela took the card , opened her bag , and put down the money on the smeary table .
11 And put down the receiver , instantly regretting his words .
12 ‘ That 's practically all I want , ’ said Cindy , and put down the receiver .
13 ‘ That 's all right , ’ Matthew said , and put down the phone .
14 Laura said something else , Edward grunted and put down the phone .
15 At the top of the steps , she stopped , and put down the basket so that she could knock .
16 Then , unable to frame any neutral question to follow up , he just said , ‘ Thank you for the information , hope to see you soon , ’ and put down the phone .
17 ‘ Ken 's always right , ’ and put down the phone .
18 She cut short the stumbling thanks and put down the phone .
19 Melissa murmured some banal phrases of encouragement and put down the telephone with a feeling of desolation .
20 She found a stained beer-mat and put down the mug , which bore the legend , ‘ When God made man , she was only joking ’ in spiky black letters .
21 I 'll come , ’ she said and put down the receiver to meet two pairs of eyes that looked so astonished that she burst out laughing .
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