Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] to put the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a meeting on March 11 Shamir again refused Labour demands to put the issue to a vote , maintaining that further discussion was needed . |
| 2 | This gave him ample opportunities to put the British case . |
| 3 | ‘ Afraid your lords and masters will fire you if you allow me a few minutes to put the subject on hold ? ’ |
| 4 | I mean if you speak three different languages you could use three different words to put the same sort of thought of a picture dog , chien , hound there 's probably an Italian and a and that but if you speak the languages then different words different codes if you like are for the same idea . |
| 5 | expects all public services to put the customer first ; |
| 6 | Where do we find such funds to put the case of the moderate teachers in the classrooms who have to ‘ occupy ’ and not teach a large proportion of the class for hours on end whilst they test the few — or sometimes even the one child . |
| 7 | We 've had to do some very uncomfortable things to put the country on an even keel for the future . |
| 8 | His skilful efforts to put the Assembly in the wrong were abetted by the deputies ' seeming determination to alienate the masses from the regime , attempts which culminated in an electoral law of 1850 which disenfranchised some 3,000,000 voters on the basis of a residence qualification . |
| 9 | Heaton pulled back to 14–12 but man-of-the-match John McDermott scored his fourth goal in the closing moments to put the outcome beyond doubt . |
| 10 | ‘ We have had to beg , steal and borrow substantial funds to put the club back in the hands of the people of Peterborough , which is where it belongs , ’ commented Turner , who moves to the boardroom as chairman . |
| 11 | With a form of order finally restored , the Woods-inspired Warblers — the better footballing side of the two — scored two late tries to put the result well beyond the Frenchmen ( 20–4 ) . |
| 12 | Full instructions for use are supplied , to enable even inexperienced d-i-yers to put the edge back on their drill bits . |
| 13 | Trevor Morley had two good chances to put the visitors in front but both efforts flew wide . |
| 14 | It is indeed hard to see how any Unionist leader in these years could have acted against such firm convictions to put the national interest first . |
| 15 | Thus we must strike a fine balance between simply learning to put up with things through realizing the inevitable limitations on satisfaction in the life of a finite creature , and between vigorous efforts to put the situation right . |
| 16 | Stories of life before and during the 1939–1945 War paint a vivid picture of a market and railway town which will interest visitors and residents alike , although including more dates to put the stories into their context would have increased their value , particularly to new residents seeking to learn more about the area . |
| 17 | Norman Sparrow , Dagenham 's chairman , confirmed that the two clubs were ‘ close to concluding discussions on the issue ’ and would then be calling meetings of their respective members to put the results to them . |
| 18 | Does he hope that Labour Members of Parliament who are sponsored by COHSE and NUPE will prevail on those unions to put the patients first ? |
| 19 | ‘ When he refused to pay I asked all 16 lads to put the jackets in my bag , and left . |
| 20 | They hope to attract eight to 10 corporate sponsors with worldwide rights to put the Games ' logo on products , sponsors of the five purpose-built stadia which are now under construction and local firms . |
| 21 | Welsh international all-rounder Kevin Owen produced a crucial stint finishing with 1–12 off nine overs to put the brakes on the Christleton charge . |
| 22 | But the effort proved too much to sustain and Reykjavik scored the next 13 points to put the issue beyond doubt . |
| 23 | It took her two hours to put the curlers in ! |
| 24 | ‘ There 's other places to put the food . |
| 25 | JOE ALLON , Brentford 's new signing from Chelsea , struck his second goal in four days to put the Brentford top of Group B of the Anglo-Italian Cup . |
| 26 | You have two things to put the raspberry and then they . |
| 27 | The only figure that they have been prepared to come up with is bad enough — the initial cost of all the preparatory work involved in making drawings , hiring expensive barristers to put the Bill through the House , and so on . |
| 28 | Gallup was the only one of Thursday 's four polls to put the Tories ahead . |
| 29 | It took defender Mike Galloway , with a powerful header from a Wdowczyk free kick in 59 minutes to put the proper reflection on the match . |