Example sentences of "it [adv prt] on the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earl brought in a yellow legal pad with a number of acronyms on it in boxes , and North put it down on the table ; at that point , his secure telephone went off , and he had to ask Miller to leave . |
| 2 | From one of the voluminous pockets he produced a bottle of Scotch and put it down on the table . |
| 3 | She slapped it down on the table , spilling some of its contents . |
| 4 | Millie had come into the room carrying a tin tray , and as she put it down on the table , she looked from one to the other and said , ‘ What are you talkin' about , closed schools ? |
| 5 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 6 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 7 | He emptied his cup and set it down on the table . |
| 8 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 9 | Cranston stuck his red , bulbous nose into a tankard , took one slurp and slammed it down on the table . |
| 10 | Sir John drained his tankard and slammed it down on the table . |
| 11 | She put it down on the table in the hall and went upstairs smiling . |
| 12 | Putting it down on the table , he said flatly , ‘ There was never any chance ; you must know that . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Here , let me' As I put it down on the table I saw that her initials were etched on the flap in black . |
| 15 | I see myself putting it down on the table in front of me at the Assessment Group and the papers slipping loose … |
| 16 | Surprisingly , Cranston agreed , drained the cup and slammed it down on the table . |
| 17 | Well put it down on the table for a minute then . |
| 18 | Now if you look it up on the table let's have a look at erm say calcium double positive . |
| 19 | So , get the local sheet of the 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey and lay it out on the table . |
| 20 | ‘ And it 's far better to get it out on the table , and to discuss it , even if you disagree than to find yourself nagging later . ’ |
| 21 | He spread it out on the table and looked briefly at its incomprehensible , oriental symbols . |
| 22 | He fetched the map and spread it out on the table . |
| 23 | It 's better to put it out on the table and hear it . |
| 24 | Put it back on the table and everybody try again . ’ |
| 25 | She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table . |
| 26 | H laid it back on the table and went over to another , producing a small leather bag from his kilt . |
| 27 | I took a big bite , put it back on the table and left it to rot throughout the night . |
| 28 | Cranston lifted the alejack , remembered the rat , and slammed it back on the table . |