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

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1 Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself .
2 Unless I put them on the outside wood .
3 ‘ 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 .
4 ‘ It 's definitely put me on the right tracks for the future .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 Ah well they put me on the top rate of pay , which was quite good , thirty five shilling a week .
8 Prentice reached up and put something on the thin collar of Rory 's shirt .
9 If you put it on the right feet it 's clearly one of the best available .
10 LEFT Especially if you are not used to fitting a check chain , take care to ensure that you put it on the right way round .
11 But make sure we put it on the right side though !
12 So , I put it on the other way round this morning and he hates it , I 've only just done it
13 ‘ We did not want the burden of administration falling on the taxpayer so we put it on the prime beneficiary , which is the farmer himself . ’
14 The Rosewood 's very close to a Jazzmaster sometimes , actually , because it 's very sweet ; when you put it on the front pickup it 's very mellow .
15 When I had eaten the first course of cabbage , and the second of meat pudding , potato and carrots , I poured cold water into my used billycan and put it on the lighted stove .
16 He removed the vase and put it on the occasional table next to the wedding photograph .
17 I 've done m is there , are there any gaps in between , if you put it on the good quality like , can you see any spaces ?
18 So I put it on the dim switch so as he can see to get in the bedroom .
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