Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Riven had lost his in the river , but he snatched up one of the long river poles and stabbed it down on the crowds of hairy heads which thronged the water , clicking against skulls . |
| 2 | She rolled the two cloaks into a bundle and laid them down on the shore where the tide could come and take them . |
| 3 | She fetched my rope and laid it out on a clear patch of ground . |
| 4 | We unpacked our kit and laid it out on the floor , and then started the lengthy and tiresome process of folding it ‘ à carré ’ so that it sat on our shelves in tidy , identical bricks . |
| 5 | Guido drained his whisky glass and laid it down on a nearby table . |
| 6 | He folded his newspaper and laid it down on a seat beside him . |
| 7 | Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer . |
| 8 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 9 | Then suddenly closing his eyes and clenching his fist and bringing it down on the counter , he said , ‘ Whatever you want to do , for God 's sake ! |
| 10 | Er well Tony 's going to deliver it and pick it up on the Monday . |
| 11 | She took off her jacket and slung it down on the settee . |
| 12 | I will give him sharp orders , he thought , and bring him up on a short rein ; and I will see him come to terms , and kiss the hand that curbs him . |
| 13 | He grips my arms and dumps me back on the pew . |
| 14 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 15 | We try and slip him in on the sly when we think we 've got them hooked . |
| 16 | A deadline was set up but it has come and gone and we no have no alternative but to reclaim the shares and place them back on the market . |
| 17 | The cigarette glowed again in the dark , and he hitched himself up on one elbow and ground it out on the earth . |
| 18 | ‘ He got what he wanted and slammed it down on the counter . |
| 19 | Cranston stuck his red , bulbous nose into a tankard , took one slurp and slammed it down on the table . |
| 20 | Sir John drained his tankard and slammed it down on the table . |
| 21 | Surprisingly , Cranston agreed , drained the cup and slammed it down on the table . |
| 22 | Cranston lifted the alejack , remembered the rat , and slammed it back on the table . |
| 23 | 1 small twentieth-century ornamental dinner plate with picture of Scarborough Beach ( this is optional , actually , but I always find it adds spice to a tour of a house if , when interest is flagging , you quietly get it out and prop it up on a table and then say innocently to an attendant : ‘ What 's the story behind that plate ? ’ and then wait to see what sort of explanation is invented by someone who has never seen it in his or her life before ) |
| 24 | He drew in a deep breath , paused for a second and let it out on a sigh . |
| 25 | His clothes were shabby , his linen clean ; the former housekeeper washed it and dried it out on the grass . |
| 26 | Pulling on navy shorts and a pale blue polo shirt over her white lace bra and pants , she made sure the cabin skylight was open as far as it would go , then gave her sleeping-bag a brisk shake and spread it out on the mattress to air . |
| 27 | He fetched the map and spread it out on the table . |
| 28 | Reaching down beside him , he retrieved a map , unfolded it and spread it out on the ground . |
| 29 | I took out the 8000 and put them down on the table . |
| 30 | The boy came in through the back carrying Russell 's blanket roll and carbine and put them down on the passenger bench . |