Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb past] it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pulled out her warrant card and slapped it on the desk then marched out of the office , slamming the door behind her . |
| 2 | Tom unbuttoned his overcoat , fished in the pocket of the dark suit which he scathingly referred to as his ‘ city uniform ’ for his identity card and flashed it at the uniformed security man . |
| 3 | The moment it was free of debt they dissolved the partnership and replaced it by the limited-liability company she had suggested in the first place . |
| 4 | He had a hammer and banged it against the walls to restore order but nobody took any notice of him . |
| 5 | Turning her back , she weighed the hammer and smashed it into the centre of the clay skull at her feet . |
| 6 | He went to the lavatory , lifted a large tin bath off its wall hook , took it into the bedroom and placed it on the floor . |
| 7 | There was a rustle beside her as Gladys removed a shapeless cardigan and hung it over the back of the adjoining chair . |
| 8 | Sinatra also held the rights to the movie and withdrew it from the public domain shortly after release because it closely shadowed the Kennedy assassination . |
| 9 | Once they took one away from the woodpile and hid it in the stable and the mother searched everywhere , growing more and more distressed . |
| 10 | She looked for Patrick 's photograph and saw it under the sofa . |
| 11 | Deliberately , he lifted the photograph and flung it at the fireplace . |
| 12 | ‘ She was driving very fast , ’ he said as he folded the map round the photograph and tucked it into the inner pocket of the waterproof saddlebag . |
| 13 | She reached for her mother 's photograph and laid it in the case with the rest of the things . |
| 14 | Putting their dinner on the table , Trent reached for the photograph and studied it for the umpteenth time since finding it on Don Roberto 's piano — his mother , and the Colonel as a young man . |
| 15 | Then I got a hand bowl full of fresh sawdust from a sack in the little warehouse and sprinkled it on the clean boards . |
| 16 | Again he made an early break and sustained it throughout the four-lap race . |
| 17 | Gilly swiped the little wet paper across her mouth and dropped it on the floor . |
| 18 | She half opened her tight , thin mouth and held it on the verge of speaking . |
| 19 | Pat poured the doctor out a cup of tea and placed it on the bedside table . |
| 20 | Celia arrived with a tray of tea and placed it on the table . |
| 21 | She made him a sandwich and brought it to the table . |
| 22 | Monks tied the locket to a heavy weight and dropped it into the water . |
| 23 | The striker took the ball in his stride and powered it into the top right hand corner from 25 yards . |
| 24 | He lifted out a white silk blouse trimmed with fine lace , felt the fabric and handed it to the sales assistant who stood behind them . |
| 25 | Following her instructions to the letter , I took the centre stitch and transferred it to the adjacent needle . |
| 26 | On impulse he felt in his pocket for a tenpenny piece and dropped it in the box . |
| 27 | within a period of three months from the date of the total loss settlement the Policyholder shall have taken delivery of such replacement car and insured it with the Corporation |
| 28 | When I got ashore I stole a small fishing boat and sailed it to the Delta . |
| 29 | Once , he even put a live spider on a piece of tape and forced it into the terrified 11-year-old 's mouth . |
| 30 | She took out a cassette tape and pushed it into the car 's tape-deck . |