Example sentences of "set it down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was heavy for him , he was glad to set it down for a while . |
| 2 | Or she could set it down on a shelf alongside an empty flower jug . |
| 3 | I raised it to my lips , but set it down without tasting . |
| 4 | Svend Larsen pushed a pile of papers to one side of his desk , took a platter of open sandwiches from the top of his bookcase and set it down between Elisabeth and himself . |
| 5 | Jackson made his final attempt with the tea , then set it down with a grimace of distaste . |
| 6 | Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor . |
| 7 | Toby had reappeared with the tray , and set it down on a small marble table , before Jackson was aware of his presence . |
| 8 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 9 | They set it down on the floor in the middle of the room , as the T'ang had instructed them earlier , then backed away , heads lowered . |
| 10 | He emptied his cup and set it down on the table . |
| 11 | Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring . |
| 12 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 13 | Lesley brought in a laden tray , set it down on a side-table , and distributed cups in silence . |
| 14 | As his eyes fell on the crucifix he realized that he 'd always loathed it , and in a small gesture of defiance he lifted it off its hook and set it down on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 15 | Boyd 's ability to take a controversial subject and set it down into explicable proportions is tested to the full in this work and the way in which the line fell into the Great Central 's hands together with the relationship of Benjamin Piercy 's trustees provides the kind of issues that keeps historians in correspondence for years to come . |
| 16 | ‘ A gin and tonic , please , ’ she replied , and , when he brought it over and set it down before her on a low table , ‘ It 's very good of you to see me , ’ she thought she should mention . |
| 17 | He lifted the tray from her lap and set it down by the bed . |
| 18 | Simply waggle the club and set it down in your normal address position . |
| 19 | Set it down in the fire . |
| 20 | One takes home the bargain and sets it down in its place , and sees either one 's own talent or poverty of imagination . |
| 21 | ‘ I like thinking something through and then setting it down on paper . |
| 22 | Setting it down on the bedside table , she stooped over George . |
| 23 | Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table . |
| 24 | ‘ Do you and Cindy plan — ’ but Ruth was coming into the room with a tray , setting it down on his desk , handing one of the white bone china cups with the delicate gold rim to Cashman , watching him take his first appreciative sip . |
| 25 | Quiss apologized for setting it down on a hotplate , put it on a draining board instead , and splashed some water over its mask-face . |
| 26 | He reached into his gaming box and brought forth a piece , setting it down on the board with a satisfied air . |
| 27 | ‘ And I 'm quite sure that you are exactly my style ! ’ he added smoothly , removing the champagne glass from her trembling hand and setting it down on a nearby table . |
| 28 | He set it down on the bit of rug . |
| 29 | She set it down on a footstool beside the open fire , then leaned across to take something from a bowl on the mantlepiece and sprinkle it on the burning logs . |
| 30 | He closed his eyes as he set it down on its place , flattening it open under his left hand , and laid the index finger of his right hand upon the exposed page . |