Example sentences of "he placed [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Taking two , freshly caught Highland sea-trout , he placed them on the mud flats below the bridge , where they were found the next morning .
2 He placed them on the kitchen-dresser , then put away the milk , sugar and butter .
3 As he caught them , he placed them on the counter in front of her , all in a row , all of them heads .
4 Sightless , seeing all , he placed them by the bones of his brother .
5 He placed me on the ground and saw at once that I could not fly .
6 He placed her on the bed and looked down at her .
7 When he placed her on the bed and sat beside her she was left in no doubt of his love .
8 Waiting a moment , he placed it to the boy 's mouth again .
9 He placed it on the table and took out the contents .
10 Pushing a chair gently to one side , he placed it on the table and sat down .
11 He placed it on the bedside table .
12 He placed it on the table and left slamming the door behind him .
13 He placed it around the shoulders of the young woman , now almost fainting .
14 But as all the figures were multiplied by a factor of ten , the area was too great to be enclosed in the Mediterranean , so he placed it in the Atlantic ; and the date was put back into remote antiquity , thousands of years too early .
15 He placed it in the box and that eventually returned itself to the ticket office .
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