Example sentences of "set it down [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was heavy for him , he was glad to set it down for a while .
2 Or she could set it down on a shelf alongside an empty flower jug .
3 Jackson made his final attempt with the tea , then set it down with a grimace of distaste .
4 Lesley brought in a laden tray , set it down on a side-table , and distributed cups in silence .
5 Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor .
6 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 .
7 I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window .
8 He emptied his cup and set it down on the table .
9 Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him .
10 Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring .
11 He lifted the tray from her lap and set it down by the bed .
12 Set it down in the fire .
13 Quiss apologized for setting it down on a hotplate , put it on a draining board instead , and splashed some water over its mask-face .
14 He reached into his gaming box and brought forth a piece , setting it down on the board with a satisfied air .
15 Setting it down on the bedside table , she stooped over George .
16 Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table .
17 She set it down on a footstool beside the open fire , then leaned across to take something from a bowl on the mantlepiece and sprinkle it on the burning logs .
18 He set it down on the bit of rug .
19 She set it down on the kitchen table , stroked it with one finger .
20 Instead , he set it down on the worktop .
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