Example sentences of "by putting [pron] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The worker then reduces it to its proper thinness by putting its head in the cells on either side of the wall and shaving off layers from the face of it . |
| 2 | He walked away then and left Artemis trying to puzzle out what her father meant by putting her mother in the past tense . |
| 3 | Could you kill yourself by putting your fingers into the electric socket ? |
| 4 | Beyond that , you can usually buy extensions covering accidental damage to the buildings , eg ; by putting your foot through the bedroom ceiling , or to the contents , eg , by spilling paint on a carpet . |
| 5 | You ca n't cut off a conversation merely by putting your hand over the handset , it does n't work . |
| 6 | Then , by putting my ear to the handle , I hear sounds that tell me whether or not the blade is close to either rabbit or ferret . |
| 7 | I have read of a good bishop that was to be burnt for his religion ; and he tried how he could bear it , by putting his fingers into the lighted candle : so I t' other day tried , when Rachel 's back was turned , if I could not scour a pewter plate she had begun . |
| 8 | He tried how he could bear it by putting his fingers into the lighted candle , so I the other day tried if I could scour a pewter plate . |
| 9 | Playing the same set as at CBGB 's , there 's less of a crowd reaction in terms of dancing , but they have the crowd spellbound , with Michael jerking his frame back and forth while Andy ends — first by starting ‘ Potato Junkie ’ with the opening chords of ‘ Paranoid ’ and Stiff Little Fingers ' ‘ Alternative Ulster ’ and then by putting his guitar through the ceiling . |
| 10 | Own branders The liability applies under s2(2) ( b ) to : ( b ) any person who , by putting his name on the product or using a trade mark or other distinguishing mark in relation to the product , has held himself out to be the producer of the product . |
| 11 | Resistance was prolonged from December to February 1947 when at length Sukarno secured approval for the change by putting his position to the test : if they refused , they must find a new president . |
| 12 | Keating had allegedly breached protocol by putting his arm round the Queen 's waist , and his wife had failed to curtsey . |