Example sentences of "placed it [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once they were back in the billet Charlie folded up his best suit and placed it under the bed next to the one Tommy had settled on , then swaggered around the room in his new uniform . |
| 2 | Finally he stood and placed it at the head of the mound . |
| 3 | She took his suitcase and placed it at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 4 | Serving and former guardsmen stood to attention as Princess Diana , dressed in black , took the wreath from two old soldiers and placed it at the foot of the memorial in Horseguards Parade . |
| 5 | Each girl lit a candle and placed it at the altar , symbolic of the light of Christ which burns throughout the world . |
| 6 | Waiting a moment , he placed it to the boy 's mouth again . |
| 7 | Lifting the spoon from the bowl , Tuan Ti Fo placed it to the boy 's lips , tilting it gently . |
| 8 | On the other hand , there were ‘ Romantic ’ straws in the wind : strong personalities who directed without instrument ( in Berlin , J.F. Reichardt ; for Paris , see below ) ; and the move towards an ‘ international ’ concert repertory which took responsibility away from the keyboardist ( by tradition , the composer ) and placed it with the violin leader . |
| 9 | He took his bowler hat off and placed it on the chest . |
| 10 | Myles blew out the lamp and placed it on the sideboard . |
| 11 | She took his beaker away and placed it on the balcony wall . |
| 12 | So remorseful was Shiva that he took the head of the first creature he encountered and placed it on the boy 's shoulders . |
| 13 | She lifted his hand from her leg and placed it on the steering-wheel , surprised that he showed no resistance . |
| 14 | He took off his jacket with over-exaggerated deliberation , folded it with studied care , and placed it on the floor , parroting a curious sales pitch of clichéd adspeak . |
| 15 | He went to the lavatory , lifted a large tin bath off its wall hook , took it into the bedroom and placed it on the floor . |
| 16 | The Doctor took his hat off and placed it on the floor in the centre of the junction . |
| 17 | She carried the censer carefully over to the bed and placed it on the floor . |
| 18 | Going to the sink she filled the kettle with water and placed it on the gas . |
| 19 | She placed it on the desk and removed the lid , then the tissue paper underneath . |
| 20 | Then Garry carefully took one of the filled cartridges and placed it on the grass . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll take charge of this , ’ he said , and placed it on the tray . |
| 22 | Mrs Lennox filled Laura 's cup and placed it on the table . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , then — ’ Alice walked across the kitchen to the open fireplace and , bending towards the oven at the side of it , she opened the door and took out a casserole dish and placed it on the table before she went on , ‘ If that 's how you 're feeling I think it 's about time you got yourself married . ’ |
| 24 | He placed it on the table and took out the contents . |
| 25 | Pushing a chair gently to one side , he placed it on the table and sat down . |
| 26 | Celia arrived with a tray of tea and placed it on the table . |
| 27 | He placed it on the table and left slamming the door behind him . |
| 28 | After a minute , she wrote out the check and placed it on the table . |
| 29 | He grabbed a tray from a cupboard and placed it on the table . |
| 30 | The door opened and Karl Gesner entered with a flourish , turned , took the tray from Frau Schmidt who was just behind him , and placed it on the table . |