Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Riven had lost his in the river , but he snatched up one of the long river poles and stabbed it down on the crowds of hairy heads which thronged the water , clicking against skulls . |
| 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 | We unpacked our kit and laid it out on the floor , and then started the lengthy and tiresome process of folding it ‘ à carré ’ so that it sat on our shelves in tidy , identical bricks . |
| 4 | Jake drained his coffee-cup and laid it down on the saucer . |
| 5 | Guido drained his champagne glass and laid it down on the wall beside him . |
| 6 | Then suddenly closing his eyes and clenching his fist and bringing it down on the counter , he said , ‘ Whatever you want to do , for God 's sake ! |
| 7 | Er well Tony 's going to deliver it and pick it up on the Monday . |
| 8 | She took off her jacket and slung it down on the settee . |
| 9 | He grips my arms and dumps me back on the pew . |
| 10 | He sighed and flung himself down on the chair . |
| 11 | She gave an irritated sigh and flung herself back on the pillows , staring straight up at the ceiling . |
| 12 | Perdita cried unashamedly after they left , fleeing to her bare room and hurling herself down on the pink counterpane . |
| 13 | Taczek hoisted his fist and smacked it down on the table with a hollow bang . |
| 14 | We try and slip him in on the sly when we think we 've got them hooked . |
| 15 | Neither of them now took notice of Aggie 's returning to the room and seating herself down on the leather couch . |
| 16 | A deadline was set up but it has come and gone and we no have no alternative but to reclaim the shares and place them back on the market . |
| 17 | The cigarette glowed again in the dark , and he hitched himself up on one elbow and ground it out on the earth . |
| 18 | ‘ He got what he wanted and slammed it down on the counter . |
| 19 | Cranston stuck his red , bulbous nose into a tankard , took one slurp and slammed it down on the table . |
| 20 | Sir John drained his tankard and slammed it down on the table . |
| 21 | Surprisingly , Cranston agreed , drained the cup and slammed it down on the table . |
| 22 | Cranston lifted the alejack , remembered the rat , and slammed it back on the table . |
| 23 | His clothes were shabby , his linen clean ; the former housekeeper washed it and dried it out on the grass . |
| 24 | Pulling on navy shorts and a pale blue polo shirt over her white lace bra and pants , she made sure the cabin skylight was open as far as it would go , then gave her sleeping-bag a brisk shake and spread it out on the mattress to air . |
| 25 | He fetched the map and spread it out on the table . |
| 26 | Reaching down beside him , he retrieved a map , unfolded it and spread it out on the ground . |
| 27 | I took out the 8000 and put them down on the table . |
| 28 | The boy came in through the back carrying Russell 's blanket roll and carbine and put them down on the passenger bench . |
| 29 | Vivienne would pick them up and say , it 's alright I 'll just wash them down and put them back on the rack . |
| 30 | and she says she sat , she sat er still you know with her arms folded and all like that and she says , oh she says I think you er collect the books and stamp them and put them back on the shelves and she said they all laughed , but she got the job in opposition to er , a few others you know |