Example sentences of "and placed it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Together with its stultifying racial enmities , this seems to have brought it to a halt , and placed it beyond history . |
| 2 | I took the glass over and placed it beside Jackson 's hand . |
| 3 | ‘ Thanks , Rose , ’ he said and placed it on top of the radio . |
| 4 | Mrs Lennox filled Laura 's cup and placed it on the table . |
| 5 | He removed his straw hat and placed it on the empty chair beside him . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , then — ’ Alice walked across the kitchen to the open fireplace and , bending towards the oven at the side of it , she opened the door and took out a casserole dish and placed it on the table before she went on , ‘ If that 's how you 're feeling I think it 's about time you got yourself married . ’ |
| 7 | Myles blew out the lamp and placed it on the sideboard . |
| 8 | Jonadab drained his cup and placed it on a table before answering . |
| 9 | So remorseful was Shiva that he took the head of the first creature he encountered and placed it on the boy 's shoulders . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll help you , ’ Ellen said to Rickie , then she took his hand and placed it on the mop handle . |
| 11 | She opened it at random and placed it on Matilda 's desk . |
| 12 | He took off his jacket with over-exaggerated deliberation , folded it with studied care , and placed it on the floor , parroting a curious sales pitch of clichéd adspeak . |
| 13 | She took some bread from the pantry cupboard and placed it on the wooden table . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll take charge of this , ’ he said , and placed it on the tray . |
| 15 | He went to the lavatory , lifted a large tin bath off its wall hook , took it into the bedroom and placed it on the floor . |
| 16 | Pat poured the doctor out a cup of tea and placed it on the bedside table . |
| 17 | Going to the sink she filled the kettle with water and placed it on the gas . |
| 18 | Pat Johnstone took the package and placed it on her lap . |
| 19 | Then Garry carefully took one of the filled cartridges and placed it on the grass . |
| 20 | He poured the beer into a glass and placed it on a coaster in front of Whitlock . |
| 21 | ‘ Please , I insist , ’ Bernard said then took a five-dollar note from his wallet and placed it on the counter . |
| 22 | The Doctor took his hat off and placed it on the floor in the centre of the junction . |
| 23 | The Doctor took it from her and placed it on his head . |
| 24 | He took his bowler hat off and placed it on the chest . |
| 25 | Celia arrived with a tray of tea and placed it on the table . |
| 26 | Then she unzipped her handbag , took out the cassette and placed it on top of the envelope . |
| 27 | She carried the censer carefully over to the bed and placed it on the floor . |
| 28 | She came back , put the kettle on the stove , picked up the magazine and placed it on a pile in the window . |
| 29 | She took his beaker away and placed it on the balcony wall . |
| 30 | He took out a large photograph and placed it on her knee , taking her cup from her with the same effortless movement . |