Example sentences of "placed they on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stood to the side as I entered then the woman showed me to a chair as the man brought two glasses and placed them on the table in front of me , then said very seriously , ‘ This is my wife . |
| 2 | Taking two , freshly caught Highland sea-trout , he placed them on the mud flats below the bridge , where they were found the next morning . |
| 3 | He placed them on the kitchen-dresser , then put away the milk , sugar and butter . |
| 4 | I then brought two sample-books and placed them on the counter for their perusal . |
| 5 | I understand he 's ill. , Seating herself on one of the wooden chairs , she drew off her fine kid gloves and placed them on the table . |
| 6 | After the monitor had gathered up the papers and placed them on the small , square , wooden table that acted as the sister 's desk , the class sat quiet , waiting anxiously for the verdict , a tick or a large cross , the while automatically mumbling Hail Marys . |
| 7 | As she placed them on the table , Roy spoke up . |
| 8 | Mobuto folded the glasses and placed them on the coffee table in the centre of the room . |
| 9 | As he caught them , he placed them on the counter in front of her , all in a row , all of them heads . |
| 10 | He picked her legs up one by one , and placed them on the two benches . |
| 11 | Self-consciously they took the tureens from the kitchens into the dining room , placed them on the trolley , and took it round an empty table . |
| 12 | She pulled her glasses from her pocket and placed them on the end of her nose . |
| 13 | The train stopped , doors slammed , a man further up the line lifted out two suitcases and placed them on the ground . |