Example sentences of "[noun] on [prep] the bed " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evidently deciding that prudery was the better part of valour , I hotfooted it down to the bedroom again in time to witness half the ceiling crashing in flames on to the bed I had been sleeping in moments before . |
| 2 | Duncan slung his small case on to the bed and zipped it open . |
| 3 | He clasped and unclasped his wiry hands two or three times as though wringing out a rag , pulled his legs on to the bed , sat back and replied in a raucous whisper . |
| 4 | She moved to Ana 's room and got the girl on to the bed , lifting her legs and preparing to cover her . |
| 5 | Sister came out of her office and took charge , and , with Juliet 's help , they manoeuvred the girl on to the bed in Room C. |
| 6 | Somehow , the aircraft had not been adequately lashed down on the low loader and as the lorry moved forward the Firefly rolled off its trestles on to the bed of the lorry damaging the undersides of the aircraft in the process , the aircraft was then reloaded and secured and thankfully the reset of the trip to Duxford was uneventful . |
| 7 | So every night he put the snake through the air-vent , and it went down the bell-rope on to the bed . |
| 8 | He ignored her , lifting her with his strong arms on to the bed , his hands still on her thighs and dangerously moving inwards where her own fires burned unchecked , waiting to be extinguished . |
| 9 | The barmaid humped the suitcase on to the bed . |
| 10 | This would mean dropping the roads and footpaths on to the bed of the quarries which would be covered with topsoil and be returned to agricultural use . |
| 11 | She stared with disdain at the coin Folly had given her and almost threw the flowers on to the bed before flouncing out of the room . |
| 12 | When she returned to the room with the salted hot water , Frank and May between them had lifted Andrew on to the bed , and there he was propped up and breathing very heavily now . |
| 13 | He gently lowered Cranston on to the bed , pulled off the coroner 's boots and made his companion as comfortable as possible . |
| 14 | As he was leaving he turned around and threw a small box on to the bed . |
| 15 | She helped Tamar on to the bed and , as she removed her shoes , there was a tap on the door . |
| 16 | Rachaela tossed her bag on to the bed . |
| 17 | She emptied the contents of her bag on to the bed , smiling ruefully at the conglomeration of articles , some of which she had carried about forever . |
| 18 | ‘ I brought you these , ’ he mumbled and thrust a brown paper bag on to the bed . |