Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] it on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half bury the log or timber in soil in a part of the garden where it will stay damp , or put it on a shaded window-sill in a plastic container ( ice-cream carton ) . |
| 2 | Post a notice as large as is allowed , with coloured lettering , or mount it on a jazzy or tartan paper . |
| 3 | Position it in the centre of the mantelpiece , stand it on a shelf on its own , shine a spotlight on to it , or hang it on an empty wall where it will attract attention . |
| 4 | I think either that or have it on a separate sheet . |
| 5 | Remove the dough from the bowl and knead it on a floured board until smooth , about 5 minutes . |
| 6 | He took her protesting hand , and laid it on a thick roll of tablecloths between their bodies . |
| 7 | Nathan closed the folder and laid it on the starched tablecloth . |
| 8 | Th thing is , you can put it on there , put it on sta you can er film it , and bang it on the big screen over there . |
| 9 | At Skouriotissa a bulldozer scoops up ancient slag and dumps it on a new road . |
| 10 | For example , many a small child knows that to alleviate the pain and irritation of a nettle sting he need only reach for the nearest broad-leaved docken , ( Rumex obtusifolius ) and rub it on the offending part for instant relief . |
| 11 | Next she looked for her bag , and found it on a long low table . |
| 12 | ‘ Most people consolidate their information periodically and report it on a monthly basis : they tend to have huge consolidation exercises that go on for days . |
| 13 | Stand the pot in water until the surface of the compost looks moist , then pop a clear , polythene bag over the top and place it on a warm and sunny window-sill . |
| 14 | Very carefully , lift your outline of Santa from the surface and place it on a floured baking tray . |
| 15 | Then take a second card from the middle pile and place it on the other outside pile . |
| 16 | If properly encouraged , they could carry the small amount of pollen necessary for fertilisation and place it on the exact spot in the female flower where it was required . |
| 17 | He considered it more dangerous than any horse he had ever ridden , and drove it on a tight rein , seldom exceeding 35 m.p.h . |
| 18 | We have already stressed at the end of Chapter 6 how important it is to record your daily weight and also to chart it and plot it on a monthly graph . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've never had any doubts about my scoring ability but I have still got to go out and do it on a consistent basis . ’ |
| 20 | It will pay you dividends , so long as you do n't say " Silly old codgers " and put it on a top shelf . |
| 21 | He removed the vase and put it on the occasional table next to the wedding photograph . |
| 22 | When I had eaten the first course of cabbage , and the second of meat pudding , potato and carrots , I poured cold water into my used billycan and put it on the lighted stove . |
| 23 | As with the data manipulation unit , these units are able to carry out any one of an appropriate set of operations when signalled by the control unit ; for example , to read a digit punched on paper tape and store it in a specified store location or to retrieve a digit from a specified store location and print it on an electric typewriter . |
| 24 | They still want to take the park over and run it on a similar operation to Southsea/Rom . |
| 25 | He had to drag out of nature whatever lay hidden and ‘ inferior ’ — to use Jung 's word — and exhibit it on the opened-out surface of a work of art . |
| 26 | Erm but er I hope you 're not going to way that er Westminster Council has gone , for each er er er , er er th their property into disrepair they bought it up , do it up and flog it on the open market when a few yards away there are people no a er now sleeping under bridges and canals ! |
| 27 | This role will involve further service development of the factory deep cleaning service with the aim of promoting and selling it on a nationwide basis . |
| 28 | Walter made quite a business from stealing rationed food from the grocer he worked for and selling it on the black market , while Theo dealt mostly in men 's clothes which he shifted on to a second-hand dealer who paid ready cash . |
| 29 | It is always possible that some ingenious modification of its protective belt will lead to some spectacular discovery that will bring the programme to life again and set it on a progressive phase . |
| 30 | With the authority of a man used to calling hounds to heel he 'd taken the arm from the dog , wrapped it in a towel and set it on the draining board . |