Example sentences of "put [pron] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I could do with a good box and that might put me in with a chance . |
| 2 | He said he 'd put them away for a bit and give them to Oliver when he started smoking again . |
| 3 | Well then , if , we can put them away for a week |
| 4 | She turned it up as hot as it would go and put them in on a tray . |
| 5 | But he emphasised that he would not put himself up as a challenger to Mrs Thatcher . |
| 6 | You know we we 've heard a lot about this leaf bud structure and what to replace it with but since this is Nottingham and this centre of lace why could n't they put something there like a loom or something sculptured to look like a loom ? |
| 7 | Local floatplane pilot Hugh Carlson , almost as a joke , came up with the idea of ‘ Why do n't we put one up on a pole ? ’ |
| 8 | Having watched and assessed the track record of some young officer , the middle-ranking detectives will perhaps put him forward as a candidate , and I have watched as potential members were admitted only after a series of phone calls had ensured their acceptability to the department . |
| 9 | Yeah right I 'll put him down with a question mark . |
| 10 | She do n't put him down for a minute , oh he feels insecure and he 's left his mummy and goes love his granny and come on your granny , I think oh carry on ! |
| 11 | He will not suppose that there is any possibility of proving that the principle of utility is true in any strong sense , but will put it forward as a guide to life which he endorses and , as a philosopher , seeks to make precise and free of confusion . |
| 12 | I 'm only gon na put it there for a couple of minutes . |
| 13 | Give it a chance to warm up , we need n't put it in for a bit . |
| 14 | ‘ You can put it in as a footnote , ’ said Tim , ‘ and they 'll think how intelligent you are . ’ |
| 15 | We can put it off for a while , we can say I 'll leave it till I 'm older , I 'll leave it till some other time , I do n't want to make that decision now . |
| 16 | NFU North West senior policy adviser Rodney Bacon commented : ’ Lifting the moisture content from 14.5 to 15pc will put us back onto a level playing field . |