Example sentences of "laid it on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time he smiled as he took a cigar from his case , laid it on the desk . |
| 2 | Wycliffe took her letter to Riddle from his pocket and laid it on the desk in front of her . |
| 3 | Then he removed it , laid it on the desk and leaned his chin on his clasped hands . |
| 4 | He laid it on the desk . |
| 5 | He hefted the pistol towards the window , laid it on the sill , cocked it , put a percussion cap beneath the hammer , directed it at some sepoys trotting below , and pulled the trigger , confident that a sepoy would throw up his arms and sink to the ground . |
| 6 | I pulled out some money and laid it on the bar , followed by a pair of black leather driving gloves with the tops of the three middle fingers cut off the right hand , a tube of mint-flavoured lip salve and a metal hip-flask engraved with the words : ‘ I am not a diabetic ; in case of accidents please rush me to the nearest public house . ’ |
| 7 | Louis carefully folded his handkerchief into a square and laid it on the deck beside his chair . |
| 8 | He took a 78 from the shelf in the cabinet , wiped it with a fat hand , and laid it on the turntable . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've got your tissue-typing result , Juliet , ’ said David , and laid it on the bed-table . |
| 10 | Tenderly she laid it on the bed . |
| 11 | He and Broughton carried the dead body of Hilary Frome from its resting place at the top of the stairs , and laid it on the bed in the sick bay . |
| 12 | She took the dress and laid it on the bed again . |
| 13 | He took the flare from its bracket and laid it on the top of the trap-door . |
| 14 | She made an offering of flowers and fruits , spurred pennants of scarlet heliconia from the rainforest , blue-blushed rue and sorrel vines with tendrils trailing , and laid it on the pit . |
| 15 | She drained her glass and laid it on the cane table . |
| 16 | Pulling a little face , she carefully folded the tea-towel she 'd been using and laid it on the work surface . |
| 17 | She laid it on the floor of the car . |
| 18 | Cranston took out his dagger and laid it on the floor beside him . |
| 19 | I laid it on the floor and I was hit in the back . |
| 20 | I took my gun out of the closet and put two bullets in the magazine and laid it on the table beside my bed . |
| 21 | He frowned , pulled the napkin from his lap and laid it on the table as he stood up , shrugging apologetically to his mother , seeming to indicate that it was the kind of thing that had happened before , from time to time . |
| 22 | She took off her hat and laid it on the table , and he saw with a sense of shock that her hair was white down the line of the parting where the tinting had grown out . |
| 23 | He hastily unfastened the shoulder holster , too , and laid it on the table , then crossed to the fridge , found a can of 7-Up and drank deeply . |
| 24 | Donna pressed the ‘ End ’ button on the phone and laid it on the table . |
| 25 | From a drawer she took out a cardboard box , and laid it on the table . |
| 26 | He laid it on the table halfway between him and Cley , his head on one side as he appeared to measure the distance precisely . |
| 27 | Folding the poem , I laid it on the table . |
| 28 | He took the spoon out of her hand and laid it on the table . |
| 29 | She got a salad , already prepared , out of the refrigerator and laid it on the table . |
| 30 | Gentle took off his heavy coat , and laid it on the chair by the door , knowing when he returned it would be warm and covered with cat hairs . |