Example sentences of "set her down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One thing , thought Sally-Anne , looking around her , after Ma Bailey had set her down in one of the few chairs the room possessed , was that no one here had ever done any summer cleaning , nor spring , autumn nor winter cleaning either . |
| 2 | ‘ It should n't be long now , ’ Simon continued , setting her down on the grass . |
| 3 | I set her down on her usual perch and slowly walked in a straight line to the far perch , some ninety feet away . |
| 4 | He set her down on the landing and she stood on one foot , using the wall for support while he opened his living-room door . |
| 5 | He set her down on her good foot . |
| 6 | Molly carried her a little way towards the house and then set her down on the pavement by the front door . |
| 7 | Once Astrid had taken her shopping ( she was about four at the time ) and set her down on a stool by a counter when she tried on earrings in a round mirror on a stand ; a salesgirl with a promotional tray of perfumes approached her and Astrid turned and extended her wrist to sample it . |
| 8 | As Travis set her down on her good leg inside the hut she gave herself up to a sense of fatalism . |
| 9 | He set her down beside the car , his arm firm around her shoulders as he steadied her and opened the door to put her gently inside . |
| 10 | Skinner released Nina from his protection and set her down in an armchair . |
| 11 | She went to sleep , she was so heavy that he thought he could barely carry her another step but he got her home and set her down in the warmth of the kitchen . |