Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] it [adv prt] on the " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer . |
| 6 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 7 | 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 ! |
| 8 | Er well Tony 's going to deliver it and pick it up on the Monday . |
| 9 | She took off her jacket and slung it down on the settee . |
| 10 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 11 | The cigarette glowed again in the dark , and he hitched himself up on one elbow and ground it out on the earth . |
| 12 | ‘ He got what he wanted and slammed it down on the counter . |
| 13 | Cranston stuck his red , bulbous nose into a tankard , took one slurp and slammed it down on the table . |
| 14 | Sir John drained his tankard and slammed it down on the table . |
| 15 | Surprisingly , Cranston agreed , drained the cup and slammed it down on the table . |
| 16 | Cranston lifted the alejack , remembered the rat , and slammed it back on the table . |
| 17 | His clothes were shabby , his linen clean ; the former housekeeper washed it and dried it out on the grass . |
| 18 | Pulling on navy shorts and a pale blue polo shirt over her white lace bra and pants , she made sure the cabin skylight was open as far as it would go , then gave her sleeping-bag a brisk shake and spread it out on the mattress to air . |
| 19 | He fetched the map and spread it out on the table . |
| 20 | Reaching down beside him , he retrieved a map , unfolded it and spread it out on the ground . |
| 21 | It was the third day in July , page four , seven , three and then I had to find a word that I 'd never heard off before and put it up on the board . |
| 22 | She took hold of it and put it down on the floor . |
| 23 | Carew folded the paper and put it down on the cluttered tray beside him . |
| 24 | From one of the voluminous pockets he produced a bottle of Scotch and put it down on the table . |
| 25 | Then he added a fatal dose of your ethylene stuff to it and put it back on the carving rest … ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , O. K. ’ He lifted his leg off the floor with one hand and put it back on the bed . |
| 27 | She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table . |
| 28 | And yet she knew it had been there when she closed the book and put it back on the shelf . |
| 29 | He turned the paper over and put it back on the top of the pile . |
| 30 | Pete lifted his knight but changed his mind and put it back on the board . |