Example sentences of "put [art] [noun sg] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 He put the ornament down very carefully .
2 Every time every time you go talking to Ann put the machine on .
3 Goodness only knows why she did it , but it put the price up , of course .
4 She put the telephone back thoughtfully .
5 Derek put the telephone down slowly , frowning as he did so .
6 Then he put the telephone down and rejoined her in the shop , frowning solemnly .
7 She put the telephone down on the floor and knelt beside it , facing Shildon and saying Tavett was in trouble and she had to make some calls .
8 Alice put the telephone down carefully , and looked at herself in the small , oval mirror hanging above it on the wall .
9 She put the telephone down on his voice , before she heard what he said .
10 Then he put the cover back on the typewriter and tidied up , lining up the pile of sheets of A4 bank paper and his box of carbons with the edges of the desk .
11 She put the cover back over the Pavlov stock .
12 He put the sack back and strewed some dead leaves over it .
13 But Christine put the fern back on the sill and deflated herself into an armchair by the window .
14 My lover reminded me that I could feel and inspire desire , which proved highly reassuring and , ironically , put the spice back into my marriage .
15 She idly watched a tame yellow warbler hopping back and forth across the window sill as Victor put the call through .
16 ‘ The woman on the switchboard who put the call through . ’
17 When they had reassured each other , Kalchu put the calf down by her side .
18 Mick was drilling , he put the framework round to drill up against
19 He put the directory back and tried the agency again , but it was still engaged .
20 I do n't think there is any reason to feel obliged to people who put the capital in .
21 He put the pen down .
22 She put the brush back in the bucket .
23 He put the guitar down and went on with his story .
24 ‘ I 've got a dead white face , staring black eyes , stringy hair and I need a shave , ’ she announced in a rush , put the phone down and collapsed into gales of laughter .
25 When she put the phone down she felt fizzy with excitement , but with his smiling voice cut off , the feeling did not last .
26 He was being given the right of reply , it was pointed out , at which point he put the phone down .
27 She put the phone down .
28 He put the phone down and had a violent coughing fit .
29 She put the phone down .
30 When he put the phone down he said to us , ‘ She has stomach pains , she ca n't sleep .
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