Example sentences of "placed it on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He took his bowler hat off and placed it on the chest .
2 Myles blew out the lamp and placed it on the sideboard .
3 She took his beaker away and placed it on the balcony wall .
4 So remorseful was Shiva that he took the head of the first creature he encountered and placed it on the boy 's shoulders .
5 She lifted his hand from her leg and placed it on the steering-wheel , surprised that he showed no resistance .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 The Doctor took his hat off and placed it on the floor in the centre of the junction .
9 She carried the censer carefully over to the bed and placed it on the floor .
10 Going to the sink she filled the kettle with water and placed it on the gas .
11 Then she placed it on the flames .
12 She placed it on the desk and removed the lid , then the tissue paper underneath .
13 Then Garry carefully took one of the filled cartridges and placed it on the grass .
14 ‘ I 'll take charge of this , ’ he said , and placed it on the tray .
15 Mrs Lennox filled Laura 's cup and placed it on the table .
16 ‘ 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 . ’
17 He placed it on the table and took out the contents .
18 Pushing a chair gently to one side , he placed it on the table and sat down .
19 Celia arrived with a tray of tea and placed it on the table .
20 He placed it on the table and left slamming the door behind him .
21 After a minute , she wrote out the check and placed it on the table .
22 He grabbed a tray from a cupboard and placed it on the table .
23 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 .
24 Belatedly she took the figurine from her shoulder-bag and placed it on the table that stood between them .
25 Pat poured the doctor out a cup of tea and placed it on the bedside table .
26 He placed it on the bedside table .
27 ‘ Please , I insist , ’ Bernard said then took a five-dollar note from his wallet and placed it on the counter .
28 He nodded without looking up as she placed it on the counter .
29 ‘ I 'll help you , ’ Ellen said to Rickie , then she took his hand and placed it on the mop handle .
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