Example sentences of "place [pron] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she had placed them on the mantel with the vase and the dragon plates , and Gerry had promised her two more , next time he docked in Cape Town . |
| 2 | Then , with the right side of the garment facing the machine , pick up the stitches around the neck and place them on the machine . |
| 3 | If you just place them on the back seat of your car , or they are removed from an arrangement and not packed up in any special way , some of the petals will almost definitely become bruised , which will cause brown lines , patches and spots once the flowers have been pressed . |
| 4 | Make the invitations in the shape of a skull and crossbones and place them on the door instead of balloons . |
| 5 | They erm , what they do they drive these big Tugmasters now with these lorries so that they plant all these erm forty foot trailers with er with er erm with a container on and place them on the ship . |
| 6 | It would be possible to test a large sample of readers , who would read nine texts and place them on the network . |
| 7 | ‘ Small businesses are operated by individuals who place everything on the line that is their money , their skills , their enthusiasm and , in many cases , the matrimonial home . ’ |
| 8 | Place him on the bed . ’ |
| 9 | The leader then calls for items , and the first person from one of the teams brings the article and places it on the chair . |
| 10 | As they do this , take a card from the top , deftly place it on the bottom and turn the pack over . |
| 11 | Tell your audience that you are going to spell out the names of a complete suit of cards and , each time you spell out a letter , you are going to take the top card and place it on the bottom . |
| 12 | The object is for players , taking it in turns , to remove one of the pieces and place it on the top without the whole structure collapsing . |
| 13 | Place it on the table in front of you . |
| 14 | As she turned to greet the father with his offspring , the midwife could not believe her ears : ‘ Place it on the fire , ’ he commanded . |
| 15 | A bigger pad over the top , there 's the sling and towards your casualty and place it on the body down the straight and the elbow and the point at the same side , tuck this hand under and tuck all this underneath the arm and bring the rest of it round the back , tie it up as close to the fingers as you can and try to remember how to do a reef knot , at least always make sure it 's firm , is that alright for you ? |
| 16 | To use , you simply place it on the barbecue and light with a match . |
| 17 | From the clew first position release your back hand and place it on the mast below the boom . |
| 18 | But in terms of his public image as seen at the time , he had been careful to distance himself from the unpopular anti Jewish terror of the Nazi mobs and had placed himself on the side of legality . |
| 19 | He placed me on the ground and saw at once that I could not fly . |
| 20 | Self-consciously they took the tureens from the kitchens into the dining room , placed them on the trolley , and took it round an empty table . |
| 21 | He placed them on the kitchen-dresser , then put away the milk , sugar and butter . |
| 22 | Mobuto folded the glasses and placed them on the coffee table in the centre of the room . |
| 23 | The train stopped , doors slammed , a man further up the line lifted out two suitcases and placed them on the ground . |
| 24 | I then brought two sample-books and placed them on the counter for their perusal . |
| 25 | As he caught them , he placed them on the counter in front of her , all in a row , all of them heads . |
| 26 | She pulled her glasses from her pocket and placed them on the end of her nose . |
| 27 | Taking two , freshly caught Highland sea-trout , he placed them on the mud flats below the bridge , where they were found the next morning . |
| 28 | They stood to the side as I entered then the woman showed me to a chair as the man brought two glasses and placed them on the table in front of me , then said very seriously , ‘ This is my wife . |
| 29 | I understand he 's ill. , Seating herself on one of the wooden chairs , she drew off her fine kid gloves and placed them on the table . |
| 30 | As she placed them on the table , Roy spoke up . |