Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] to put the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I wait for them to put the phone down . |
| 2 | We need a reel or a hook on the wall for them to put the |
| 3 | Roxburgh said : ‘ The four players I 've mentioned form a very experienced backbone for me to put the flesh on . |
| 4 | It could be an oversight , but it 's enough for me to put the law on his trail . ’ |
| 5 | If Ferguson is really searching for someone to put the finishing touch to his team 's chances and not his own , he would be better offering the job to one of these often maligned stabbers-in of trifles . |
| 6 | Iris 's proteges had consumed their coffee and nut biscuits and departed , leaving the two of them to put the sitting-room to rights . |
| 7 | I had to study something of it to put the exhibition together . |
| 8 | Walk the boat out until the water is deep enough for you to put the daggerboard down far enough so that you 'll be able to sail away . |
| 9 | He hung his chosen shirt on the front of the wardrobe , and slid back the mirror-door behind it to put the other away . |
| 10 | The Production Code Administration that was set under him to put the code into practice became one of the most influential bodies of the field of social mores , and the regulations themselves became dubbed the ‘ Hays ’ Code , . |
| 11 | Up in the short-term car-park at Terminal Two , Lewis had to drive from floor to floor before he found a slot in which to put the car . |
| 12 | She began to rake from the front of the house towards the road , then realized she had nothing in which to put the leaves . |
| 13 | It is a condition to us receiving the special transitional grant , and as we carried out last year , with drafting the agreement , we have a very short period of time in which to put the agreement together . |
| 14 | We were just walking away , and I was looking for some sort of rubbish container in which to put the bag of icing sugar , when we suddenly heard all those sirens going , and saw masses of policemen running into the park . |
| 15 | ‘ The Shop is the public face of the Law Society and it 's in an excellent position from which to put the message across , ’ he said , ‘ I am looking forward to becoming involved with a new profession . ’ |
| 16 | Wrenching up the boot , she waited for him to put the suitcase inside , then , still hugging Gwen Bear , walked round to the driver 's side and climbed in . |
| 17 | ‘ I feel it 's up to me to put the record straight . ’ |