Example sentences of "put [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We could , as in a lottery , put each name on a piece of card , all cards being identical , put them into a hat , shake well and take out ten cards .
2 The questions can be listed in rough under the headings ( some people put each question on a card to begin with ) and then they can be moved about so as to produce what seems to be a good ‘ flow ’ for the interview .
3 We do n't normally give the verdict at the beginning of the review , but what the heck : this MIDI preamp from Marshall had the collective pulse rate quickening by the minute , as rack and reviewers put each other through their paces .
4 put each item on a separate line in the diary .
5 Yet Richard , who always put each section of his life , when it was finished with , quietly behind him , and liked to be able to give a rational explanation for everything , could not account for this , his attachment to Lord Jim .
6 Here 's my handle ( put right hand on hip )
7 Put strained liquid , sour cream , half coriander and grated Edam into a food processor or blender and whizz until smooth .
8 They put short-term expediency and selfish interest before the application of high principles .
9 They put complete trust in me you understand what I mean ?
10 Oh it sort of slips put bloody week ahead .
11 So I put that kind of experience in the play . ’
12 " Put that child down .
13 Put that couple down at once , stop licking their faces .
14 Put that heater on then would you that one on for a while just before they come .
15 He did n't really mean it , but his request sounded more gracious put that way .
16 Most people would say yes , actually , if you put that way .
17 Put that way , who would be high on the list of people women would n't like to get the kiss of life from ?
18 Put that way , it sounded reasonable .
19 Put that pencil back , and climb in the boot . ’
20 Put that pillow under the small of her back so that I can lift her legs .
21 And precisely what distressed her about John 's outburst was that it once more put that distance between them ; it made them opposites sinner and sinned against , penitent and confessor , worm and angel .
22 When I put that phone down , I was in tears .
23 Put that gum in the bin , ’ says Sir , without looking up from the register .
24 Go and put that lamp out in the street , cos there 's one about fifty yards up the road .
25 They say , put that waistcoat on .
26 I think it 's about time we actually put that word back into the dictionary and made it a good word to have .
27 What 's that word , who was that put that word up that was it you Phillip ?
28 they put that word in for you know
29 ‘ I 've played for Utah Jazz against the very best in America — including Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan — in front of 40,000 fans and I only hope I put that experience to good use .
30 It 's a matter of then where you put that price , either in our fee or invoice directly to the , to the client .
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