Example sentences of "[noun sg] and placed it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went to the lavatory , lifted a large tin bath off its wall hook , took it into the bedroom and placed it on the floor . |
| 2 | Pat poured the doctor out a cup of tea and placed it on the bedside table . |
| 3 | Celia arrived with a tray of tea and placed it on the table . |
| 4 | So I used a large plastic storage box , and filled it with rooted but loose watercress and placed it in the main pool fed by the return flow from a gravity-fed filter . |
| 5 | I took off the stupid visor and placed it behind the conifer . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , then — ’ Alice walked across the kitchen to the open fireplace and , bending towards the oven at the side of it , she opened the door and took out a casserole dish and placed it on the table before she went on , ‘ If that 's how you 're feeling I think it 's about time you got yourself married . ’ |
| 7 | After a minute , she wrote out the check and placed it on the table . |
| 8 | He picked up a toy and placed it with the others on the pile . |
| 9 | McCann stood to the side until Reginald had left the room ; he then put the chairs back in place , puffed up the feather cushions on the chesterfield , rearranged the small tables , swept the ash from around the hearth , brought a straight iron fireguard and placed it before the fire . |
| 10 | The pimp took the strip and placed it over the other girl 's mouth . |
| 11 | ‘ Please , I insist , ’ Bernard said then took a five-dollar note from his wallet and placed it on the counter . |
| 12 | Once they were back in the billet Charlie folded up his best suit and placed it under the bed next to the one Tommy had settled on , then swaggered around the room in his new uniform . |
| 13 | Going to the sink she filled the kettle with water and placed it on the gas . |
| 14 | Myles blew out the lamp and placed it on the sideboard . |
| 15 | carefully folded the paper he folded the he carefully folded the paper and placed it in the desk on top of the blotter . |
| 16 | Madge Grimsilk took a small hand torch from her bag , pressed the button and placed it behind the forest at one side . |
| 17 | Belatedly she took the figurine from her shoulder-bag and placed it on the table that stood between them . |
| 18 | She lifted his hand from her leg and placed it on the steering-wheel , surprised that he showed no resistance . |
| 19 | She took his suitcase and placed it at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 20 | She carried the censer carefully over to the bed and placed it on the floor . |
| 21 | Mrs Lennox filled Laura 's cup and placed it on the table . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll help you , ’ Ellen said to Rickie , then she took his hand and placed it on the mop handle . |
| 23 | Each girl lit a candle and placed it at the altar , symbolic of the light of Christ which burns throughout the world . |
| 24 | The merger would have resulted in by far Britain 's largest food company and placed it among the world league of major food groups , capitalised at around £5bn . |
| 25 | She took some bread from the pantry cupboard and placed it on the wooden table . |
| 26 | He grabbed a tray from a cupboard and placed it on the table . |
| 27 | He removed his straw hat and placed it on the empty chair beside him . |
| 28 | As the fire burnt down , the duergar got up and took a log lying to the right of the fire and placed it amongst the embers . |