Example sentences of "and [vb past] it [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 She found the rabbit , chewing on a stubby cactus , and stabbed it in the neck .
2 She walked across to the dresser flattened the cheque out and laid it beside the bucket .
3 I was there when they took the Enchantment of the Beastline and laid it across the Silver Loom , and I was there as it fell to shreds in their hands .
4 He took off the heavy overcoat he was wearing and laid it across the top of the filing cabinet .
5 I took my gun out of the closet and put two bullets in the magazine and laid it on the table beside my bed .
6 Louis carefully folded his handkerchief into a square and laid it on the deck beside his chair .
7 He took the flare from its bracket and laid it on the top of the trap-door .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 She put out her hand and laid it on the book , then said :
12 Gentle took off his heavy coat , and laid it on the chair by the door , knowing when he returned it would be warm and covered with cat hairs .
13 Then , on 11 April 1951 , they drove the stone to Arbroath and laid it on the altar of the ruined abbey , draped in the saltire flag of St Andrew .
14 He took a 78 from the shelf in the cabinet , wiped it with a fat hand , and laid it on the turntable .
15 He hastily unfastened the shoulder holster , too , and laid it on the table , then crossed to the fridge , found a can of 7-Up and drank deeply .
16 Donna pressed the ‘ End ’ button on the phone and laid it on the table .
17 Donna took the envelope upstairs with her and laid it on the bedside table .
18 She made an offering of flowers and fruits , spurred pennants of scarlet heliconia from the rainforest , blue-blushed rue and sorrel vines with tendrils trailing , and laid it on the pit .
19 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 . "
20 From a drawer she took out a cardboard box , and laid it on the table .
21 Wycliffe took her letter to Riddle from his pocket and laid it on the desk in front of her .
22 Nathan closed the folder and laid it on the starched tablecloth .
23 He and Broughton carried the dead body of Hilary Frome from its resting place at the top of the stairs , and laid it on the bed in the sick bay .
24 She took the dress and laid it on the bed again .
25 She drained her glass and laid it on the cane table .
26 Cranston took out his dagger and laid it on the floor beside him .
27 Pulling a little face , she carefully folded the tea-towel she 'd been using and laid it on the work surface .
28 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 . ’
29 ‘ I 've got your tissue-typing result , Juliet , ’ said David , and laid it on the bed-table .
30 He took the spoon out of her hand and laid it on the table .
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