Example sentences of "setting [pron] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She carried the two steaming mugs into the lounge , setting one down near George 's elbow . |
| 2 | ‘ It should n't be long now , ’ Simon continued , setting her down on the grass . |
| 3 | Even the unsympathetic could not but be impressed , and when Charlotte Poole , Tom 's cousin , met Coleridge at Marshmills that month , she mingled her disapproval with admiration , setting him down in her journal as ‘ a young man of brilliant understanding , great eloquence , desperate fortune , democratick principles , and entirely led away by the feelings of the moment ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ I like thinking something through and then setting it down on paper . |
| 5 | Setting it down on the bedside table , she stooped over George . |
| 6 | Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you and Cindy plan — ’ but Ruth was coming into the room with a tray , setting it down on his desk , handing one of the white bone china cups with the delicate gold rim to Cashman , watching him take his first appreciative sip . |
| 8 | Quiss apologized for setting it down on a hotplate , put it on a draining board instead , and splashed some water over its mask-face . |
| 9 | He reached into his gaming box and brought forth a piece , setting it down on the board with a satisfied air . |
| 10 | ‘ And I 'm quite sure that you are exactly my style ! ’ he added smoothly , removing the champagne glass from her trembling hand and setting it down on a nearby table . |