Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] it [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer . |
| 4 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 5 | She took off her jacket and slung it down on the settee . |
| 6 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 7 | The cigarette glowed again in the dark , and he hitched himself up on one elbow and ground it out on the earth . |
| 8 | ‘ He got what he wanted and slammed it down on the counter . |
| 9 | Cranston stuck his red , bulbous nose into a tankard , took one slurp and slammed it down on the table . |
| 10 | Sir John drained his tankard and slammed it down on the table . |
| 11 | Surprisingly , Cranston agreed , drained the cup and slammed it down on the table . |
| 12 | Cranston lifted the alejack , remembered the rat , and slammed it back on the table . |
| 13 | His clothes were shabby , his linen clean ; the former housekeeper washed it and dried it out on the grass . |
| 14 | What if he had n't left yet — she could ring him and tell him she 'd chickened out , and he could flap his wings and tease her but at least she would n't have to — oh , hell , here he is , she thought , and watched as the huge bike rolled to a halt and he switched off the engine and hauled it up on the stand . |
| 15 | But Bush waited , and then he took something out of his pocket and threw it down on the desk . |
| 16 | So , get the local sheet of the 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey and lay it out on the table . |
| 17 | Caroline stared at him , then shook her head wearily and lay it back on the seat . |
| 18 | The customs officers were very understanding and found a mirror and propped it up on the customs bench for her . |
| 19 | After a while she thought of ‘ angel ’ and wrote it down on the telephone pad . |
| 20 | Her father squinted down at the page but she banged the book shut and slid it back on the shelf . |