Example sentences of "would put [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you would put on your sound protector . ’ |
| 2 | He would put on a white overall for the occasion , more to impress the customer than for hygienic reasons , then have a good look at the tooth . |
| 3 | Immediately on arrival she would put on her white coat , and at once she felt different , no longer young and uncertain , but a professional woman , almost like a scientist , a recognised member of the Lab staff . |
| 4 | He asked me to take a seat and listen to some music he would put on . |
| 5 | Guy Fawkes , Gulliver , Heathcliff , Robinson Crusoe , Charlie Chaplin , Tarzan , Sherlock Holmes , Flora Macdonald — the list goes on , the cast assembles , though heaven knows what performance they would put on between them . |
| 6 | They would put on their old trousers and wellingtons , and go down to the allotment , to the damp-smelling shed where her father kept his gardening things . |
| 7 | He had a calm lean face never to be called handsome and if he looked up he would put on his quick protective smile to say Do n't ask about me I 'm all right talk about somebody else … |
| 8 | It would be a brave private investor who would put up the huge initial capital or loans for what is , at the best of times , a high-risk , long-term investment when there is a prospect of long , drawn-out proceedings in the International Court of Justice — and even of a moratorium on activity . |
| 9 | The project being proposed by the Commission would put up £450 million for collaborative work in computers and automation . |
| 10 | But at Lowwood , on Windermere , half-crown echoes might be had by those base snobs who would put up with a vile Brummagem substitute for ‘ the genuine article ’ . |
| 11 | I had always imagined that they would put up and take down tents . |
| 12 | And many at Twickenham today would put up a strong argument for Barnes and Jones , a triumphant Lion in Australia in 1989 , forming the play-making partnership against the All Blacks . |
| 13 | And rail union leader Jimmy Knapp said privatisation would put up fares by 142 per cent . |
| 14 | But she would put up with all that to make Tina happy and give the children a secure childhood . |
| 15 | The range performed these duties , but with a certain reluctance , and I wondered how Otto would put up with a mere cup of water to shave in . |
| 16 | The management would put up a screen in front of them and provide the audience with bad eggs and moldy tomatoes to pelt them with . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Silver would put up the pirate 's flag , the Jolly Roger , ’ said Ben . |
| 18 | I do n't suppose the unions would put up with it these days but er ha there were n't such things as unions for nurses in those days . |
| 19 | She really believed I would put up with anything she threw at me just so I could possess her . |
| 20 | Which is if , I mean when he was giving lectures in government and binding , people would invited him would put up posters saying government and binding so he got all the wrong audiences . |
| 21 | Does not the Prime Minister think that he owes it to the country to say exactly which other taxes he would put up to pay for his bribe ? |
| 22 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that higher taxes and minimum wages would put up the costs of British businesses , making them uncompetitive and costing them jobs ? |
| 23 | If groups of , say , 50 to 100 people were to be asked how many of them would like to see some deregulation on Sunday , only about half would put up their hands ; the other half would want to keep Sunday special . |
| 24 | Last night , on ’ Newsnight ’ , Mr. Brendan Bruce , the former director of communications for the Tories , said : ’ No-one sensible in the Tory Party actually believes the Labour Party would put up public spending by £37 billion ’ . |
| 25 | After a further series of internal meetings taking several days , they eventually agreed to pay half the sum , provided another organisation would put up the other half . |
| 26 | Well that , that could be an idea but I think people would put up with that I , I think it was just because they were , then old fashioned . |
| 27 | The skipper of one Shetland boat , Magnie Stewart , said the tankers would put up two red lights to give warning that they were not under command . |
| 28 | And er they would put up any case that they had from their branch . |
| 29 | If you were strong you would put up with it , even if you had to cough and splutter because of the bad air around you . |
| 30 | I would put up a huge |