Example sentences of "put [pers pn] down [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 One day Glumdalclitch put me down on the grass in the palace garden , while she went for a walk with some of the Queen 's ladies .
2 He put me down in the Brompton Road — very kind and understanding — saying ‘ If you walk from here , you 'll keep him waiting just a minute like all you ladies do . ’
3 Yeah well by then you 'd , you 'd already messed him up , she must 've got him to sleep before she put him down in the cot did she ?
4 I put her down on the couch and said , ‘ Just put your head back , ’ and told her some Alexander Principles .
5 He put her down on the bed , and , removing the crutch from her nerveless hand , tossed it into the corner , before sitting beside her .
6 He carried her across the corridor and put her down on the bed .
7 Michele caught her and , carrying her back into the living-room , put her down on the long couch .
8 Out of the kindness of their enormous hearts , the giants had lifted her out of her icy misery and carefully put her down in the warmer waters where she was to be found today .
9 What was more , there had been a growing number of mice in her house of late and she put it down to the age of the animal .
10 Vaguely , she became aware that this man was having an effect on her , and she put it down to the fact that she was unaccustomed to associating with such a devastating member of the opposite sex .
11 She put it down to the dismal sound of the thaw .
12 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 .
13 Kalchu put it down on the roof and clamped the body between his knees .
14 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 ?
15 She put it down on the floor beside her guitar .
16 Belinda put it down on the nearest table and sat there , shaking and desperately trying not to show how upset she was over Deana 's blunt accusation .
17 She put it down on the table in the hall and went upstairs smiling .
18 He put it down on the tray then captured her hand , suddenly very much the professional consultant .
19 Then when you 've done that if you 've got a spare one put it down on the , on the ground .
20 Well actually a girl friend of mine came round here yesterday , oh , lunch timeish was it , and erm , Henry forget his ball , he got so excited of the though of going out he put it down in the hall , came here and was thoroughly miserable all the way round , without his ball his lost , you know , a dog walk is n't a dog walk for Henry .
21 The champion jockey had been waving the whip in his left hand and when he put it down inside the last furlong , I must say that the clear impression from behind my glasses was that he thought the race was over .
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