Example sentences of "put [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he put the poem to one side it still continued to worry him , and in October he explained to Mary Hutchinson that the contemporary situation was such that only good work was appropriate ; bad writing , after all , would seem even more trivial or superfluous . |
| 2 | The Hillsborough Relatives ' Association put the idea to football club bosses and a badge is planned as a permanent reminder of the April 1989 tragedy in which 95 people died . |
| 3 | But Leo , when she put the idea to him , was aghast . |
| 4 | When Piri Pasa put the idea to Selim , however , the latter refused , taking the view that it would be wrong to interfere in the affairs of the two cities , which enjoyed a special standing in the Islamic world and the governing of which had always been in the hands of descendents of the Prophet . |
| 5 | ‘ He put the proposition to us that he was forming a unit that would operate behind the lines . |
| 6 | He sat down and watched her , fascinated , as she put the bread to her mouth , her eyes closing in a kind of ecstasy when she bit into it . |
| 7 | He put the newspaper to one side , then added : ‘ Sit down , take the weight off your feet . ’ |
| 8 | Vachel , to prove his point , put the monk to the sword , killing him instantly ; then he tipped the cart , complete with contents , into the stream below . |
| 9 | On the same afternoon I met with the rail unions and ( loyally supported by Peter Parker ) put the position to them . |
| 10 | Henry had been involved in many of these discussions , had indeed had a pint with Dave Sprott to debate the issue , but when Elinor put the question to him he saw , suddenly , how he could not only perform a helpful , neighbourly act , and another last tribute , but also serve something that would , in all senses of the word , Finish 'Em . |
| 11 | Galvone put the question to Manescu who stood confidently , hands on his hips , staring at Galvone , never giving a glance in Hauser 's direction . |
| 12 | Detective Eddy put the question to Giles Aplin . |
| 13 | The two policemen were sitting in the kitchen of Handley Farm when Seb put the question to them . |
| 14 | He struggled painfully on to one elbow , guarding his hands , and she put the tankard to his lips . |
| 15 | The right hon. Gentleman may not have put it in quite such strong language , but no doubt that was the way in which he put the case to the Cabinet . |
| 16 | We now know that Attlee did in fact put the case to the executive , but that only three of its members , all trade union representatives , agreed with him . |
| 17 | He put the flask to his lips then gestured dramatically . |
| 18 | Robyn put the bottle to her lips again — defiantly , desperately . |
| 19 | One sat on Mr Perkes while the other put the knife to his throat before he told them where his dead wife 's jewellery was hidden . |
| 20 | She put the barrel to her temple . |
| 21 | She put the note to one side , and looked at the final message . |
| 22 | " No , thank you , " said Mama , as she put the baby to the other breast . |
| 23 | I asked her to let me put the matter to Zacco himself , and let the King decide . |
| 24 | Stick up for what you believe — but with calm and intelligence , and when a client can not be persuaded , put the matter to one side . |
| 25 | It was 5.33 when he rang through the ‘ train in section ’ and 5.48 when he put the signal to green and heard the train start up . |
| 26 | She rolled her eyes at him , put the glass to her lips and drank the brandy , a small nip . |
| 27 | As he put the glass to his lips to wash out the thought , his eye caught the soldierly portraits all around , the Divisional insignia above the mantelpiece , the roll of battle honours flanking them on each side , and he had a sudden vision of the mess walls decorated not with these trumpery monuments to man 's stupidity but with the torn and mangled limbs of countless unfortunates and , in the place of honour , Corporal Byford 's shattered , still bleeding leg . |
| 28 | He put the glass to his lips and drank the liquid . |
| 29 | She would make herself a pot of tea , put the confusion to the back of her mind . |
| 30 | The apprentice put the ladle to its mouth , then nodded appreciatively and started back down the ladder as the seneschal continued , going against tradition . |