Example sentences of "put [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Bobby McMillan assisted by Irene Neilson , rolled up his trouser legs , put on a tartan apron , scarf and beret , and squeezed a set of pipes improvised from flag pins , a pen and rolled up napkins , to demonstrate ! |
| 2 | Una Kyne , the executive services manager , put on a memorable meal and even had to make arrangements for 15 chauffeur driven cars to be given access . |
| 3 | And Blundell put on a great performance , fending off the Mercedes until both were caught by Schumacher . |
| 4 | And then the multi-lingual Entertainment Team put on a great show . |
| 5 | She put on a great act , pretending to be heartbroken and begging for a chance to restart our relationship , but shortly after she 'd gained access to the apartment there was a phone call . |
| 6 | He and cross-town rival John Pearce , of Wellington , put on a great scrap which Mett seemed to have just won . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
| 8 | Police said : ‘ It 's a good job we got to him before he lost his hair , put on a frilly collar and developed total mastery of Elizabethan England . |
| 9 | And Piers saw himself being seen and put on a clever sort of don't-mind-us smile . |
| 10 | The royals will try to shrug off their problems and put on a good show for Margaret . |
| 11 | Charles put on a low dynamic voice which rose in crescendo to an order . |
| 12 | Thérèse put on a joyous smile , skipped up to the sofa to kiss her mother . |
| 13 | She put on a straight yellow skirt , just brushing her knee , and a matching vest-top . |
| 14 | His cap he put on a vacant coat hook . |
| 15 | At the agreed hour I reported to the Endoscopy Unit of the London Clinic , was shown into a small room , told to undress and put on a blue shift , then lie down on a mobile bed . |
| 16 | I look at their mouths and their hands , put on a prim expression and think about them having me in bed . |
| 17 | The Iraqi opposition put on a credible show of unity in Beirut . |
| 18 | The magistrate put on a black cap , a three-cornered piece of silk . |
| 19 | Label the pot and put on a cool bench or in a cold frame . |
| 20 | He put on a cool cotton grey shirt and loose cotton slacks . |
| 21 | I wish I could hang it up and put on a new one ’ . ’ |
| 22 | To thwart that , Koch 's America syndicate put on a new keel and removed ballast from the namesake boat , using the mid-series mode-change permitted under the barter agreement reached with Conner . |
| 23 | ‘ I did n't realise if I agreed they would take off the old mouthpiece and put on a new one . |
| 24 | He got up , took a shower , combed his hair with care and put on a new black T-shirt . |
| 25 | Someone got up and put on a Pink Floyd album . |
| 26 | Long gone were the days when an actor could , like Paul Muni , have his hair powdered and his face lined , and put on a wavering voice and a stoop to represent ageing . |
| 27 | Melanie , to please her , put on a false , bright smile . |
| 28 | The Company put on a special workman 's train to carry these men morning and evening , picking up at Roade and Castlethorpe , the latter two serving as pick up points for Hanslope , Yardley Gobion and Potterspury men . |
| 29 | For while the Jags put on a polished professional display which deservedly earned them a point , Rangers produced a curate 's egg of a performance . |
| 30 | Cecil put on a lopsided smirk and giggled in his silly way . |