Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] put down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then her hands began to shake so she put down the half-eaten cake , very aware that his face was full of emotion , belying the quietness of his voice . |
| 2 | Mr Maxmilian Frizzell had never read a book since leaving school and did not know who Lawrence was , so he put down the newspaper and took up the Car Dealer and Garageman with what dignity he could muster . |
| 3 | They said goodbye and she put down the phone . |
| 4 | And she put down the telephone . |
| 5 | And he put down the phone . |
| 6 | The engaged tone bleeping in Robyn 's ear confirmed the good sense of this judgement , but she put down the receiver reluctantly . |
| 7 | Michelle was the only one on duty there , but she put down the latest James Herbert long enough to tell me that yes , they had sent for an Airborne messenger just after eleven , and that Anna kept asking if I 'd called . |
| 8 | There was a quiet period while she put down the receiver and wrote her notes . |
| 9 | He was non-committal about her chances of complete recovery , and Sara felt a little sick and uneasy when she put down the phone . |
| 10 | She sniffed as she put down the parcel of books and took off her gloves , and sniffed again as Maxie sank back on his bench , relieved that his beautiful black Cadillac was intact . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know why you 're laughing , ’ said my mother coldly as she put down the phone ; |
| 12 | Melissa smiled fondly as she put down the phone . |
| 13 | Although what that could possibly be , I have no idea , Melissa thought to herself as she put down the phone . |
| 14 | There was a " ting " as she put down the receiver . |
| 15 | There was a lump in her throat as she put down the phone . |
| 16 | As she put down the phone , Melissa wondered what garbled version of their conversation would appear in the columns of the Gazette that evening . |
| 17 | As she put down the phone , her brain was working overtime . |
| 18 | He had , in a way , shown her the path , as Hansel did when he put down the pebbles which guided his sister and himself back home . |
| 19 | But when he put down the phone , he was wearing what Celia called his crisis face . |
| 20 | When he put down the phone , he said , " Really , sir , you make me feel that I 'm behaving like a suspect . " |
| 21 | When he put down the papers at last he looked abstracted . |
| 22 | She smiled at him as he put down the drinks . |
| 23 | ‘ He 's on his way back to the hotel , ’ Vashinov reported as he put down the phone . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've just had a quick word with Carole Meadows , ’ Ross told her as he put down the phone . |