Example sentences of "set it down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I raised it to my lips , but set it down without tasting . |
| 2 | Svend Larsen pushed a pile of papers to one side of his desk , took a platter of open sandwiches from the top of his bookcase and set it down between Elisabeth and himself . |
| 3 | Jackson made his final attempt with the tea , then set it down with a grimace of distaste . |
| 4 | Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor . |
| 5 | Toby had reappeared with the tray , and set it down on a small marble table , before Jackson was aware of his presence . |
| 6 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 7 | They set it down on the floor in the middle of the room , as the T'ang had instructed them earlier , then backed away , heads lowered . |
| 8 | He emptied his cup and set it down on the table . |
| 9 | Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring . |
| 10 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 11 | Lesley brought in a laden tray , set it down on a side-table , and distributed cups in silence . |
| 12 | As his eyes fell on the crucifix he realized that he 'd always loathed it , and in a small gesture of defiance he lifted it off its hook and set it down on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 13 | Boyd 's ability to take a controversial subject and set it down into explicable proportions is tested to the full in this work and the way in which the line fell into the Great Central 's hands together with the relationship of Benjamin Piercy 's trustees provides the kind of issues that keeps historians in correspondence for years to come . |
| 14 | ‘ A gin and tonic , please , ’ she replied , and , when he brought it over and set it down before her on a low table , ‘ It 's very good of you to see me , ’ she thought she should mention . |
| 15 | He lifted the tray from her lap and set it down by the bed . |
| 16 | Simply waggle the club and set it down in your normal address position . |
| 17 | Set it down in the fire . |