Example sentences of "lay [pers pn] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man with the shears laid them down on the grass , took a handkerchief from his pocket , made a knot in each of its four corners and placed this improvised sun-hat on his head . |
| 2 | She rolled the two cloaks into a bundle and laid them down on the shore where the tide could come and take them . |
| 3 | This time he did n't throw her down with a fury but gently laid her down among the downy pillows and started to strip off his shirt . |
| 4 | Ralph had laid it down in the 1950s . |
| 5 | But he laid her down on the horsehair sofa , and said Mrs Patten would not be in yet , and there was time ; and time there was , and what had happened last night was repeated , once and then again , until she , flushed and dishevelled , pulled down her dress , and said ‘ She is coming . |
| 6 | Through the Lousadas Minton was to an extent drawn into a Hammersmith circle of artists which included Victor Pasmore , Julian Trevelyan and Mary Fedden who once danced with Minton at a New Year 's Eve party until she literally dropped , whereupon he gently laid her down on the floor . |
| 7 | Sikes laid her down in the corner , as surprised as Fagin at her anger . |
| 8 | He sucked fruitlessly on his now extinct pipe , laid it down on the table beside him , got up , and turning his back on his visitors , wandered over to the window . |
| 9 | Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer . |
| 10 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 11 | He reached into the drawer beneath the table and drew out the transparent template , then laid it down over the shaded area . |
| 12 | ‘ I gathered it up , ’ he was to say , ‘ I actually scooped up the evil hungering thing in my arms and carried it into the house and laid it down by the fire . ’ |
| 13 | With more complex circuits , having to remove the transfers after taking all that time to lay them down in the first place , is wasteful . |
| 14 | This strange , remote , eagle creature , whose body was bathed in incandescence from the fire , except that it was not quite the fire ; whose eyes were dark with passion , and whose arms , strong and safe , were enveloping her , and laying her down on the thick fur rugs before the fire … |