Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] it [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other alternatives were to shoot the plane down before it landed or blow it up on the ground at Teheran airport when all the Imam 's followers had come forward to welcome him . |
| 2 | ‘ For take-off and landing , each propeller works like a helicopter rotor , pulling the plane into the sky or letting it down on the helipad . |
| 3 | Do it alone on a sheet of paper before the negotiation , or do it together on a flip chart or white board during the negotiation . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She fetched my rope and laid it out on a clear patch of ground . |
| 6 | We unpacked our kit and laid it out on the floor , and then started the lengthy and tiresome process of folding it ‘ à carré ’ so that it sat on our shelves in tidy , identical bricks . |
| 7 | Guido drained his whisky glass and laid it down on a nearby table . |
| 8 | He folded his newspaper and laid it down on a seat beside him . |
| 9 | Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer . |
| 10 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 11 | Presently she slid her hand away and wiped it furtively on the upholstery of the seat beside her . |
| 12 | Then suddenly closing his eyes and clenching his fist and bringing it down on the counter , he said , ‘ Whatever you want to do , for God 's sake ! |
| 13 | Er well Tony 's going to deliver it and pick it up on the Monday . |
| 14 | She took off her jacket and slung it down on the settee . |
| 15 | I then took all the cabinets and gave them deep-dish handles , plus I used the old logo from the early '50s and expanded it length-wise on a computer , to see how it looked . |
| 16 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 17 | We are standing in that kitchen where I 've shared her meals and laughter , and she finishes drying the glass and places it carefully on the table . |
| 18 | From 10 or 20 yards you can sometimes force the ball directly into the bank , the first jump taking it almost vertically upwards and landing it softly on the edge of the green . |
| 19 | Because the money lenders were usually Brahmis , the effect of colonialism was to strengthen the caste system and place it firmly on a class basis . |
| 20 | Disconnect the basin waste , lift the basin from its brackets or pedestal ( or both ) , and place it upside-down on the floor . |
| 21 | George Robinson , 18 , of Phoenix Road , Pennywell , Sunderland , admitted taking an F-reg Ford Sierra from the Roker Hotel car park and driving it recklessly on the A19 , A183 and various roads in Sunderland . |
| 22 | The cigarette glowed again in the dark , and he hitched himself up on one elbow and ground it out on the earth . |
| 23 | ‘ He got what he wanted and slammed it down on the counter . |
| 24 | Cranston stuck his red , bulbous nose into a tankard , took one slurp and slammed it down on the table . |
| 25 | Sir John drained his tankard and slammed it down on the table . |
| 26 | Surprisingly , Cranston agreed , drained the cup and slammed it down on the table . |
| 27 | Cranston lifted the alejack , remembered the rat , and slammed it back on the table . |
| 28 | 1 small twentieth-century ornamental dinner plate with picture of Scarborough Beach ( this is optional , actually , but I always find it adds spice to a tour of a house if , when interest is flagging , you quietly get it out and prop it up on a table and then say innocently to an attendant : ‘ What 's the story behind that plate ? ’ and then wait to see what sort of explanation is invented by someone who has never seen it in his or her life before ) |
| 29 | He drew in a deep breath , paused for a second and let it out on a sigh . |
| 30 | His clothes were shabby , his linen clean ; the former housekeeper washed it and dried it out on the grass . |