Example sentences of "[noun] and put a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONLY SINEAD O'Connor could put together a seemingly uncontroversial , fun thing like a collection of cover versions of old standards and torch songs and put a speech at the end of it that questions the very foundations and ethics of the Catholic Church . |
| 2 | He crossed over to Corbett and put a hand on his shoulder . |
| 3 | Adjust the tension wires and tension disc as directed and attach the weights and put a wax ring on to the pin if not already in place . |
| 4 | The lava had already damaged a tourist complex and put a cable car out of action . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ It came out looking as though I was telling them to stuff the season of goodwill , not buy the children any presents and put a bullet in the turkey . |
| 6 | We need volunteers to go to Sorrento and/or BMH once every two/three months and put a leaflet on each bed . |
| 7 | wipe off the blood and put a great chunk of disinfected cotton wool in the patient 's mouth . |
| 8 | She gave a startled gasp ; he laid a warning finger on his lips and put a hand on her arm . |
| 9 | In three hours we managed to get the contractors to build an earth ramp , roll it flat , cover it with gravel and put a handrail alongside so that people could walk down from the road to a flat area beside the ceremony site . |
| 10 | If the worst comes to the worst in the war , he 'll leave us all in the mess and put a bullet through his head . |
| 11 | If the worst comes to the worst in the war , he 'll leave us all in the mess and put a bullet through his head ! |
| 12 | He fumbled his way into the chair provided for visitors and put a hand over his lips so that I should n't see how close he was to tears . |
| 13 | He sat down at the old table by the window and put a new sheet of paper into the typewriter . |
| 14 | Chapter 11 is different from British ‘ receivership ’ , where the courts mostly sack existing management and put a finance — but , some would say , not a business — expert in charge . |
| 15 | The government 's answer had been to increase the responsibilities and accountability of management and put a good deal of political energy into the efficiency strategy . |
| 16 | As a result my father collected sacks of old glass bottles and put a strong mixture of sand and cement on top of the wall . |
| 17 | Jaq similarly drew the line at wine , which could fuddle the senses and put a person in needless peril . |
| 18 | Miss Honey carefully buttered a slice of brown bread and put a little strawberry jam on it . |
| 19 | I handed him a wire basket and put a box of eggs in it . |
| 20 | ‘ In fact , from what Perkins was just telling his inspector on the telephone , anybody might have slipped into the Cookery Tent before the judging and put a poisoned cherry into temptation 's way for Henry Phipps . ’ |
| 21 | I bought a steak and kidney pie , heated it up with the peas and some potatoes and put a couple of spoonfuls of peas on my plate to kid him I 'd had some . |
| 22 | The weight of the load will tighten the wires and put a tremendous strain on the whole system . |
| 23 | Not forgetting the notes in the blue box , he wrote , number the slips perhaps or leave unnumbered , each slip to record date and place of purchase of one element of the glass , size and shape and substance before incorporation , brief history of its purchase , tube ticket , bus ticket , receipt , weather on day of purchase and weather on day of incorporation , temperature on day of purchase and temperature on day of incorporation , 1 tin peaches , bread , marmite ( small ) , remember laundry , one day like any other ( and Goldberg , pausing in his typing , picked up his pen and put a small question mark in the margin of his typescript and then carried on ) , now winter has come , but every night like every other , walking round the glass under the cold light , measuring the glass , preparing the glass . |
| 24 | The next step is to take a pen and put a tick against any item that you feel is absolutely fine , could not be improved upon and should continue as a major part of any healthy diet . |
| 25 | It was an ordinary Bobby on foot patrol who strolled out in front of Armstrong and put a hand on the roof after indicating to me to lower my window . |
| 26 | ‘ They take it to heart and put a lot of effort into it . ’ |
| 27 | Instead , she covered him with a blanket and put a cushion behind his head and blew out both lamp and candle . |
| 28 | One month later , it raised taxes on some products and put a four-month freeze on the prices of a further 42 per cent of products . |
| 29 | ANFIELD 'S clown prince Bruce Grobbelaar makes a triumphant return to the Kop today in a bid to keep under-siege boss Graeme Souness in a job and put a smile back on Liverpool faces . |
| 30 | She held the child in her arms , having undone the ribbon of her blouse and put a small breast to his mouth . |