Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] carefully on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Counting out seven pound notes , he laid them carefully on the table . |
| 2 | Very slowly she took the headphones off and laid them carefully on the table , her eyes never leaving Luke 's for a moment . |
| 3 | Press them carefully on the subject of the neighbours , the boundaries and which fences belong to whom . |
| 4 | We are standing in that kitchen where I 've shared her meals and laughter , and she finishes drying the glass and places it carefully on the table . |
| 5 | And you place it carefully on the printing plate so there 's lots of spare paper round it because the essence of a good etching is that it has breathing space all the way round . |
| 6 | I set it carefully on the edition of Sophocles by her bed , intending to retrieve it later . |
| 7 | One by one , Polly gathered up the children and placed them carefully on the privet bird 's back . |
| 8 | He placed them carefully on the table in the centre of the room . |
| 9 | ‘ I like it here , ’ said Dot , stretching out along her bed while Gloria took off her hat and placed it carefully on the luggage rack . |
| 10 | He placed it carefully on the window ledge behind the curtain . |
| 11 | Willie did so and placed it carefully on the table . |
| 12 | She slipped it from his shoulders , folding it up and placing it carefully on the chair . |
| 13 | Leonora collected the steaming mug and went into the study , placing it carefully on the only unoccupied space on the desk . |
| 14 | Alice put it carefully on the ground , and it ran quietly away on its four legs into the wood . |
| 15 | He put it carefully on the centre of the table . |
| 16 | Sarah put it carefully on the table in the hall . |