Example sentences of "they put [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | It 's the stuff they put under the floor . ’ |
2 | Around 3,500 of Britain 's industrial processes will have to be justified to the inspectorate for the pollution they put into the environment on land , into the air and into water . |
3 | At other places people have often sought to reduce casualties by carrying the toads across the road and putting them into the breeding pond , but as often as not the toads they put into the pond were moving out of it rather than in , so the toads have to run the gauntlet of the road a second time . |
4 | The stately measure of the band , who were not particularly loud , was the steady , elegant funk they put into the music ; they did n't need flashness or speed to get across . |
5 | It shows , say the authors , what a spanking investment the politicians are making with every cent of public money they put into the three big museums . |
6 | This week for 24 hours they 're refusing to cook , shop or even help the kids with their homework because , they say , they should get a regular Government wage for all the time and effort they put into the home . |
7 | As the larger chart shows , two of the three issues on which the Tories ' most improved their position between mid-March and Thursday were inflation and taxation — the issues they put at the heart of their propaganda effort . |
8 | That night the air in the basement room became so thick it was like inhaling the black tar they put on the road . |
9 | In differentiated goods markets firms may compete on the number of brands they put on the market , in quality and in marketing ( including advertising ) . |
10 | She had n't even been aware that the show had a programme , other than the stuff they put on the show board in the foyer . |
11 | The , the Imperial Ai Airways had just er they had just received four big planes er which they put on the Paris er route . |
12 | Having in mind my own South Thames TEC in south London , does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that the acceptance , success and street credibility of the TECs have been greatly enhanced by the emphasis that they put on the enterprise element of their make-up ? |
13 | The couple were chauffeured from their homes to the town hall where they put on the replica mayoral chains made specially for the occasion . |
14 | His tale was verified by another member of the party Hawick 's B international hooker Jim Hay , who recounted that his fellow Teri , Jim Renwick , had been so intent on chasing and tackling the electrifyingly quick Eric Rush that he had failed to notice a helicopter land on the pitch and it was only when they felt the down-draft from the rotor blades that they put on the anchors . |
15 | They are aware of the need to improve their length so much that they put in the extra line so they are looking at a 1 or 1.5m ( 4 or 5ft ) area . |
16 | In the first public comment by a Cabinet minister on Tory tactics in a hung Parliament , he said it ‘ depends what they put in the Queen 's Speech ’ . |
17 | Grandad never went near a pub because of what he said they put in the beer . |
18 | ‘ So why 're you always fussing about what they put in the fishpaste ? ’ demanded Constance . |
19 | They put in the er lighting system in in the Donegal Road . |
20 | block are not , they put in the centre of town ! |
21 | You know when they put in the foam wall cavity you know the , when they |
22 | They put in the hook . |
23 | They had this very unhealthy large majority and they put before the House a Bill which offered total deregulation of shopping hours and to all intents and purposes stripped out nearly all the employment protection which has been a hallmark of Sunday trading legislation , certainly for the past century . |