Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] [adv] on the " in BNC.

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1 Er well Tony 's going to deliver it and pick it up on the Monday .
2 We try and slip him in on the sly when we think we 've got them hooked .
3 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 .
4 Disconnect the basin waste , lift the basin from its brackets or pedestal ( or both ) , and place it upside-down on the floor .
5 If you are using guitar machine heads ( far more easily adjusted than pegs , which also require special tools to fit them accurately ) it is more convenient to modify the shape of the head and fit them only on the left ( if you are right-handed ) in the manner of Fender guitars .
6 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 .
7 He fetched the map and spread it out on the table .
8 Reaching down beside him , he retrieved a map , unfolded it and spread it out on the ground .
9 I took out the 8000 and put them down on the table .
10 The boy came in through the back carrying Russell 's blanket roll and carbine and put them down on the passenger bench .
11 Vivienne would pick them up and say , it 's alright I 'll just wash them down and put them back on the rack .
12 and she says she sat , she sat er still you know with her arms folded and all like that and she says , oh she says I think you er collect the books and stamp them and put them back on the shelves and she said they all laughed , but she got the job in opposition to er , a few others you know
13 Asik watched as the mother passed around all of the sandwiches and put them daintily on the plates .
14 He ate it in two bites , like a dog , and put me back on the gravestone .
15 The boy carried me in my travelling box , and put me down on the beach , while he looked for birds ' eggs among the rocks .
16 We take the capital and put you directly on the market .
17 Then they take you out and put you back on the slab and you are lying there absolutely stark naked in a stone room with three masked people looking at you .
18 It was the third day in July , page four , seven , three and then I had to find a word that I 'd never heard off before and put it up on the board .
19 She took hold of it and put it down on the floor .
20 Carew folded the paper and put it down on the cluttered tray beside him .
21 From one of the voluminous pockets he produced a bottle of Scotch and put it down on the table .
22 Then he added a fatal dose of your ethylene stuff to it and put it back on the carving rest … ’
23 ‘ Oh , O. K. ’ He lifted his leg off the floor with one hand and put it back on the bed .
24 She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table .
25 And yet she knew it had been there when she closed the book and put it back on the shelf .
26 He turned the paper over and put it back on the top of the pile .
27 Pete lifted his knight but changed his mind and put it back on the board .
28 He did n't know what was happening between Gesner and Suzi any more , had n't seen either of them since the Season began , since that dreadful scene at Willi 's party , but he knew he had to submit himself to yet another bout of torture and watch them together on the stage .
29 After spending considerable effort getting the boiler back into working order it was important to give it a steam test , obtain an insurance certificate and get it back on the chassis so that it could be used to haul trains .
30 Picking up the drinks , she crossed the room and set them down on the trestle , careful to keep her face turned away from the window .
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