Example sentences of "place [pers pn] on [art] [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 | Her husband Harold was a lamplighter and when he came home from work he was obliged to take off his boots in the passage and place them on a sheet of newspaper before entering the inner sanctum . |
3 | This can be done thus : take portions of a mature leaf and place them on a container of moist loam or sand and loam . |
4 | Always use the same set of scales and ideally place them on a piece of wood or chipboard for a more accurate reading . |
5 | The procedure is to remove some of the gut contents from ‘ affected fish and place them on a microscope slide . |
6 | Then , with the right side of the garment facing the machine , pick up the stitches around the neck and place them on the machine . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Make the invitations in the shape of a skull and crossbones and place them on the door instead of balloons . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | It would be possible to test a large sample of readers , who would read nine texts and place them on the network . |
11 | Place him on the bed . ’ |
12 | The leader then calls for items , and the first person from one of the teams brings the article and places it on the chair . |
13 | Once you have chosen a suitable design , place it on a sheet of firm card and carefully arrange it in position , bearing in mind the scale of your required pattern . |
14 | She watched him draw out a hot dog , place it on a bun . |
15 | Place it on a piece of foil or non-stick paper and extend one end with your fingers to form a small head , pinching between your fingers to form the appropriate shape . |
16 | To make the fondant cloth , take a small ball of spare fondant , place it on a piece of non-stick paper and roll out very thinly . |
17 | As they do this , take a card from the top , deftly place it on the bottom and turn the pack over . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | Place it on the table in front of you . |
21 | As she turned to greet the father with his offspring , the midwife could not believe her ears : ‘ Place it on the fire , ’ he commanded . |
22 | 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 ? |
23 | To use , you simply place it on the barbecue and light with a match . |
24 | From the clew first position release your back hand and place it on the mast below the boom . |
25 | He placed me on the ground and saw at once that I could not fly . |
26 | George whipped the trousers off the table and placed them on a hanger which he attached to a wooden creel . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | He placed them on the kitchen-dresser , then put away the milk , sugar and butter . |
29 | Mobuto folded the glasses and placed them on the coffee table in the centre of the room . |
30 | The train stopped , doors slammed , a man further up the line lifted out two suitcases and placed them on the ground . |