Example sentences of "put [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The airlines , facing their fourth successive year in the red , are urging the EC to drop plans to lower maximum noise levels and nitrogen oxide emissions , arguing that they could increase operating costs , reduce the resale value of operators ' fleets and put them at a competitive disadvantage to international rivals .
2 What they added was a sense of grandeur — they took blues licks and put them on a epic scale .
3 What they added was a sense of grandeur — they took blues licks and put them on a epic scale .
4 To enjoy out-of-season greenery , pot up small root pieces of mint , put them on a warm windowsill and they 'll soon romp away .
5 They were also subject to the English Parliament , which put them on a different footing from the King 's Scots or Irish subjects , who had Parliaments of their own that were not subordinate to the Westminster Parliament in the way that the Virginia assembly was .
6 Well I must admit , I have , I mean I do n't do well I used to make quite nice cakes , since I 've had this new cooker mine wo n't ri I mean they rise , there 's no doubt about that , they rise , but I can take them out , put them on a cooling rack and watch them deflate !
7 I 've got them on in one room , er I put them on a little bit
8 Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself .
9 Unless I put them on the outside wood .
10 ‘ 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 .
11 Indeed , it might have been better to divert funds away from RAM and put them towards a superior video card .
12 Or they put them under the wrong door .
13 and put them through an educational programme as a conditional of a probation order .
14 You do n't hurl them through space and put them through an electric field and a magnetic field and the rest of it .
15 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 .
16 It was a busier time for us because we had to feed the the the six of them w we put them into a big shed and they just slept there but we we gave them their dinner , they managed to make their own breakfast and their tea whatever They had bread and stuff like that but we had to make their dinner for them .
17 And I thought , well I 'll break it down so That was what it was , I 'd pulled all the fractions together , put them into a common denominator .
18 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 .
19 Take out the chicken and meat , put them in a deep dish and sprinkle them with olive oil and salt while they are still hot .
20 Dispose of dirty nappies by flushing them down the toilet , or put them in a sealed plastic bag .
21 Put them in a heatproof dish .
22 Make them up beforehand and put them in a cool bag — or take boiled water in a sterile Thermos flask and mix feeds as you go .
23 If you put them in a hot room they do n't do so well .
24 If you find any , put them in a small box or jar to hatch out .
25 They come out of lectures and then they round them up and put them in a small group , you know .
26 Cut these and put them in a nice vase .
27 ‘ I would n't kick out anyone who did n't perform , but when they came back I would make sure I put them in a safe place , ’ he says .
28 Drain well in a colander and divide them among individual bowls or put them in a large soup tureen .
29 You put them in a little brazier thing , like a tiny cup , and they smoulder — the man said they 'll scent the whole room .
30 Popular images of parent-child relationships put them in a special category , distinct from other kin relationships , and suggest that this is where we will find the strongest feelings of duty and obligation .
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