Example sentences of "[v-ing] it on the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luther would wait until dark , when the rest of the family had vacated the kitchen , then would take everything from the larder , spreading it on the table , spilling it on the floor , and generally inflicting mayhem on a hitherto spotless environment . |
| 2 | I think the other thing also , I found it a disadvantage actually having it on the table , I think if I 'd just left it on the like that |
| 3 | putting it on the table If you do n't do that , I can guarantee that Bill , Bill is gon na play silly buggers . |
| 4 | The answer is to unwind some of the absurdities of the intervention system which mean that far too much money is devoted to financing the depreciation of beef rather than to putting it on the table . |
| 5 | ‘ Try harder , ’ he appealed and , taking her wine glass from her and putting it on the table , he drew her close . |
| 6 | One of the best descriptions of the landscape of Madeira is that given by White and Johnson ( Madeira. : Its Climate and Scenery , 1860 ) : ‘ When Columbus was asked by Queen Isabella to give her some notion of the configuration of Jamaica , it is said that he took up a sheet of paper , and after crushing it in his hand , partly opened it out ; then placing it on the table , he told her Majesty that she would derive a better idea of the island from the crumpled paper than from any description conveyed in words . |
| 7 | ‘ There , ’ she said , taking a jar from the sideboard and placing it on the table . |
| 8 | ( Constanza has a habit of slipping it off and placing it on the table in front of her . |
| 9 | Placing it on the table , he said ruefully , ‘ I seem fated to come across casualties . |
| 10 | And he rattled a cornflake packet before setting it on the table nearest the door . |
| 11 | Laying it on the table he opened it , and took out a selection of fine flint knives . |
| 12 | I 'm laying it on the table . |