Example sentences of "put [pron] like [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | You got the band and you put them like that , and you twisted it round , did that and then it was a long band you see . |
2 | Oh yes you had er the the stooks you had I think ten in a stook You had five five sheaves at each side you put them like that , five you |
3 | They put something like 30,000 Chinese refugees back over the border each year and it was a custom of international law that such immigrants are received back , she said . |
4 | So if I put something like this erm okay ? |
5 | ‘ If you put it like that , zur . ’ |
6 | It was too bad of me , I knew she would do the decent thing if I put it like that . |
7 | ‘ It is , now you put it like that . ’ |
8 | " If you put it like that , you do n't leave me much choice . " |
9 | But er I mean we We 've spoken about it before , on the platform , and things like that , that I mean everybody knows the score that if something happens if you 're if you 're sleeping you 've not got a an excellent chance , put it like that , I mean you er I mean nobody ever expected anything like what happened on piper to happen any on that scale . |
10 | ‘ Ah , well , Master , ’ I smiled , ‘ if you put it like that , of course , it makes sense ! ’ |
11 | ‘ I 'm glad you put it like that , ’ said Owen . |
12 | Put it like that . |
13 | Well I s yeah I suppose I , I suppose I would when you put it like that , yes . |
14 | ‘ It sounds pretty cold-hearted when you put it like that , but I love that little girl . |
15 | ‘ Well , when you put it like that — it might be rather pleasant . ’ |
16 | think of a better way , that was in the blood , put it like that . |
17 | Well if you put it like that , yes , that is the company 's purpose . |
18 | ‘ If you put it like that , no . |
19 | She just put it like that , but it 's not . |
20 | you do that , I put it like that |
21 | Okay , just put it like that . |
22 | ‘ Put it like this . |
23 | ‘ Well , put it like this , ’ replied Billy guardedly , ‘ it means they did n't eat all the deer during the war . ’ |
24 | Jackie Jackson , a girl shot putter whose parents were Jamaican , put it like this : ‘ No matter what they say , all black kids go through a phase when they want to be white … |
25 | The Canadian writer Mavis Gallant put it like this : ‘ The mystery of what a couple is , exactly , is almost the only true mystery left to us , and when we have come to the end of it there will be no more need for literature — or for love , for that matter . ’ |
26 | Put it like this , Bob , I do n't think the project quality plan is going to hinder you . |
27 | Cliftonville manager Frankie Parks put it like this : ‘ There was a lot of frustration on the day but the better side won . |
28 | ‘ Put it like this : if you ever leave me I 'll probably commit hara-kiri with a blunt penknife . ’ |
29 | And when she opened her mouth to refuse Miguel said , ‘ Put it like this , then — I 've found an effective treatment for a joiner with cancerphobia , and it might be helpful for your career to see exactly how it works . ’ |
30 | I said well I , he said still thought you were gon na do the bar with wood but since you put it like this if you had a te a tin of beans , would you know which one made you fart ! |