Example sentences of "i put [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1970 , I put forward the concept of ‘ primary leys ’ : a structure into which all other leys were supposed to fit . |
| 2 | I put forward the idea to Mme Bluot that , rather than sit either side of a table , reminding Didier of school and his failure to keep up , he and I would do better to talk down by the river , in the park , even in the Café du Coin . |
| 3 | So it was with some trepidation that I put forward the idea of his leaping back into the West End , twenty years after he 'd gratefully left it . |
| 4 | You questioned Mr Mayor at the city board when I put forward the proposal to increase the er turnover figure from three percent to four percent . |
| 5 | When Paul says : ‘ When I became a man I put away the things of children ’ , he does not mean rejecting the innocence , the sparkle and the insights of youth . |
| 6 | I put away the few clothes I had brought , together with photos of Mother and Father , and another one — a head and shoulders portrait of Clare , looking happy and unconcerned about her legs . |
| 7 | I put away the money to pay that bill and if I have n't got anything left over to buy food with , then we have to manage . |
| 8 | Er , the first thing is I put on the top of my draught that I 'd rather the pupils were n't involved at this stage I 'd rather they were involved in the over view with form tutor . |
| 9 | The frown was back between his eyes as I put on the light in my room . |
| 10 | I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life . |
| 11 | I put on the black basque and the lacey-topped stockings . |
| 12 | I put on the cockney something rotten . |
| 13 | I asked Alan to fish the first drift , in order to settle down , and towards the end he suggested that I put up the dap . |
| 14 | Despite the two question marks that I put over the Bill , I believe that the Government are right to proceed with the reforms that it contains . |
| 15 | I put down the Mail , opened the Telegraph and found the same tale , though told in less lurid terms . |
| 16 | I put down the receiver , overcome by emotion at hearing that voice again , unchanged . |
| 17 | I put down the receiver and sat on the stairs trembling with panic , and I think I must have become pale , because I remember that my face felt very cold . |
| 18 | I put down the book and accepted a drink . |
| 19 | I put down the shafts and waved with my straw hat . |
| 20 | ‘ Slowly , I put down the receiver . |
| 21 | I put down the phone slowly . |
| 22 | I put down the receiver and wept . |
| 23 | As Reid and I put down the cases we were carrying , Reid uncorked the bottle and offered me a shot of whisky . |
| 24 | I put down the empty can . |
| 25 | He is starting his reply as I put down the receiver . |
| 26 | When I put down the receiver I heard Geoff Tulloch 's voice out in the main office , impressing the young women with his irrepressible personality . |
| 27 | I put down the phone . |
| 28 | hello , hi Matt , alright I did an absolute steamer , excellent , did it really well , it only took me an hour and ten minutes it took me an hour and ten minutes I have n't no I knew , I knew vaguely , knew vaguely enough I mean I have , perfect question came up just describe er the youths portrayed in the er book and there was only two , there was the main character who I got most of the stuff from , from what Katie told me and the rest was the other bloke was called Carston Corsalius and basically all we knew about him was he fancied this other one , the main character , and erm was a journalist , that was it ah put it in nine times , no , I , I do n't know what it means eh , er Matt did n't come in , er a bit of a shame could n't no yeah , what did you really want ? or was that it ? yeah yeah , fixed , flexible and managed yes fixed , flex , fixed , flexible and managed oh right yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , do n't they and er advantages and disadvantages of indirect tax was , untax and direct was the other one , you know it indirect taxes yes yeah I ca n't remember , I really ca n't remember , like a colour yeah , you wan na know both of those , I 'd , I , I could n't remember all of demand pull , I put down the wage , price , wage spiral or the waged price spiral , that 's a stinker that is , that 's a beauty , I put that down , its ' a beaut , that 's my best diagram and I did three diagram' in four essays I hate doing diagram' yeah he 's here now , we 're about to go for a quick drink like , he says he 's been revising all day so erm , and I shall , I shall brief him , just as you would expect , I shall tell him all he needs I do n't , I do n't want to leave him in the lurch okay see you in French yeah , bye , bye , bye |
| 29 | as I put out the fire with … whatever you like ! |
| 30 | But I put out the flags — let them see I 'd come back . |