Example sentences of "[noun] to put out the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The federal government has spent $2–8 million drilling 1635 holes , injecting 122 556 tons of fly ash , and flushing 117 220 yards of sand into the burning tunnels in an attempt to put out the fire . |
| 2 | And officers had to call in the fire brigade to put out the blaze . |
| 3 | The flickering light was fading ; it was winning its battle to put out the flames . |
| 4 | ‘ I used my shirt to put out the flames . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ He came round the desks and I kicked him in the back of his legs to get him to the floor and I used my shirt to put out the flames and Hazel gave him first aid . ’ |
| 6 | The hydrogen supply was shut off within 10 minutes , but it took two hours to put out the blaze . ’ |
| 7 | The question was whether the captain 's decision to put out the boat amounted to a novus actus interveniens . |
| 8 | You knew everyone who went to work in the early morning — the chappie who came round on his bike and rod to put out the gas lamps or to light them . |
| 9 | They were told to stay in their homes as emergency services launched a huge operation to put out the blaze and contain a cloud of smoke and fumes that threatened to spread across the Cheshire countryside . |