Example sentences of "laid it down [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer .
3 Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him .
4 He reached into the drawer beneath the table and drew out the transparent template , then laid it down over the shaded area .
5 ‘ 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 . ’
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