Example sentences of "[noun sg] and lay it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She reached for her mother 's photograph and laid it in the case with the rest of the things . |
| 2 | He frowned , pulled the napkin from his lap and laid it on the table as he stood up , shrugging apologetically to his mother , seeming to indicate that it was the kind of thing that had happened before , from time to time . |
| 3 | Taking the purple book off the pillow and laying it on the floor , he had tried to think logically . |
| 4 | He took the flare from its bracket and laid it on the top of the trap-door . |
| 5 | The teacher then took a length of string , cut it to the height of the child and laid it on the ground on top of the shadow of Leanne . |
| 6 | Nathan closed the folder and laid it on the starched tablecloth . |
| 7 | I pulled out some money and laid it on the bar , followed by a pair of black leather driving gloves with the tops of the three middle fingers cut off the right hand , a tube of mint-flavoured lip salve and a metal hip-flask engraved with the words : ‘ I am not a diabetic ; in case of accidents please rush me to the nearest public house . ’ |
| 8 | Donna pressed the ‘ End ’ button on the phone and laid it on the table . |
| 9 | I took my gun out of the closet and put two bullets in the magazine and laid it on the table beside my bed . |
| 10 | Wycliffe took her letter to Riddle from his pocket and laid it on the desk in front of her . |
| 11 | On Christmas Eve , 1950 , nationalists stole the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey and laid it in the grounds of Arbroath Abbey . |
| 12 | She took the dress and laid it on the bed again . |
| 13 | She took it through to the lounge and laid it on the rug and at first I was amused But I could see all was not well because she sat as she usually does , but for a long time — over half an hour — then she lay down like this and she has n't moved . " |
| 14 | She drained her glass and laid it on the cane table . |
| 15 | She got a salad , already prepared , out of the refrigerator and laid it on the table . |
| 16 | I picked up a likely length and laid it in the boat . |
| 17 | When he had begun to eat , I'tibar Khan entered with the box and laid it before the unhappy father , saying : ‘ King Aurangzeb , your son sends this plat to your majesty to let you see that he does not forget you . ’ |
| 18 | She put out her hand and laid it on the book , then said : |
| 19 | He took the spoon out of her hand and laid it on the table . |
| 20 | He dropped a long , searching kiss on her mouth , then took her shaking hand and laid it against the powerful , overpowering size of his arousal . |
| 21 | Cranston took out his dagger and laid it on the floor beside him . |
| 22 | While he was doing this Maggie took a pan of boiling water from the cooker and laid it by the side of the sink . |
| 23 | She took off her hat and laid it on the table , and he saw with a sense of shock that her hair was white down the line of the parting where the tinting had grown out . |