Example sentences of "put [pron] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Americans came to London and invested large amounts of money in local film production , but put nothing into the creative infrastructure .
2 Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself .
3 Unless I put them on the outside wood .
4 ‘ You do n't wash your feet and put them on the dirty floor , do you ? ’ he asked as he got ready for the guests who would soothe the painful passage towards the critics .
5 If you want two matches to be satisfied simultaneously you put them on the same row in the criteria range .
6 Or they put them under the wrong door .
7 Managers were encouraged by corporate head office to eradicate such excesses at the work-outs , not to refer them to committees or put them through the proper channels .
8 Where they become problematic , especially for members of marginalized cultural groups , is in what they begin to mean if we take them out of the pristine hot-house of the academy and put them into the messy struggles of day-to-day life .
9 ‘ She collected all the patients ' false teeth last night — and put them into the same bowl !
10 Put them in the hot seat and question then to find out .
11 Then see if you can work out what those says and put them in the right places .
12 " Now " he said " write down all the detailed types of communication you think can take place while you 're in College until the end of your courses and put them in the right parts of the chart .
13 While I waited , I took the films out of my cameras and put them in the home-made packets .
14 I 'm gon na lift a few mint roots Stefan and er plant them in a box of compost and put them in the warm greenhouse so they give me nice sprigs of fresh mint in a few months ' time .
15 and put them in the spare room
16 She picked a mixed posy of flowers and put them in the small basket she was carrying , and then wandered down through the orchard .
17 Place a sausage on each of the remaining cocktail sticks and put them in the other orange .
18 I wonder why they reduced them then , if they put them in the new catalogue , oh there 's a slight difference ai n't there , there 's no bow
19 Put them in the top half of a double saucepan with the sugar , and steam them ( or if it is easier bake them in a covered jar in a low oven ) until they are quite soft .
20 They come in during the winter time , and take off their coats and sweaters and put them in the big dryer for a sixpenny warm-up .
21 Put them in the wrong places ai n't he ?
22 Sometimes the they make a fuss if you put them in the wrong place .
23 She said go now to the electrical desk and you can pay for them when no I do n't want to do that and I made her come out with me and see I picked up those teddies in the bags and I went back in and put them by the electrical desk
24 ‘ It 's definitely put me on the right tracks for the future .
25 It was the way they put me on the right track that made me wonder — guiding angels in the Bible have a habit of appearing as two young men .
26 Then she walked with me to a bus stop — I had to take one step every two minutes , and that in slow motion — waited with me , put me on the right bus and reminded the conductor where to let me out .
27 Put me on the next train home ? ’ she suggested unsteadily , her pulses skittering recklessly .
28 Ah well they put me on the top rate of pay , which was quite good , thirty five shilling a week .
29 I won , which put me in the final contest between all the winners of the ‘ All Winners ’ contest which was to be televised , live , from the London Palladium in July .
30 On the day I drew peg 45 which put me in the private meadow below the Teme mouth .
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