Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] 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 Er well Tony 's going to deliver it and pick it up on the Monday .
3 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 .
4 He fetched the map and spread it out on the table .
5 Reaching down beside him , he retrieved a map , unfolded it and spread it out on the ground .
6 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 .
7 She took hold of it and put it down on the floor .
8 Carew folded the paper and put it down on the cluttered tray beside him .
9 From one of the voluminous pockets he produced a bottle of Scotch and put it down on the table .
10 Then he added a fatal dose of your ethylene stuff to it and put it back on the carving rest … ’
11 ‘ Oh , O. K. ’ He lifted his leg off the floor with one hand and put it back on the bed .
12 She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table .
13 And yet she knew it had been there when she closed the book and put it back on the shelf .
14 He turned the paper over and put it back on the top of the pile .
15 Pete lifted his knight but changed his mind and put it back on the board .
16 After spending considerable effort getting the boiler back into working order it was important to give it a steam test , obtain an insurance certificate and get it back on the chassis so that it could be used to haul trains .
17 He made a radio receiver when we were children and set it up on the main bridge over the Salzach .
18 ‘ You took the Wheel to the site and set it up on the ramp ; was it left unattended at any time ? ’
19 Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor .
20 I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window .
21 He emptied his cup and set it down on the table .
22 Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring .
23 Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him .
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