Example sentences of "putting the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Article 26 posits the exhaustion of domestic remedies as a precondition of putting the European machinery into motion . |
| 2 | Since McFarlane was an honourable man , North was not unduly worried when he asked him to alter official documents ; and when McFarlane sat down at North 's computer on November 18th to type in ‘ additional input that was radically different from the truth ’ , North still considered he must have had ‘ a darn good reason for not putting the straight story out ’ . |
| 3 | They operate an average of 25 trolleys at any one time , and the logistics of putting the right trolley on the right train mean there are built-in margins in case of lateness . |
| 4 | It means keeping it , getting it wide and then putting the right ball in . |
| 5 | Sorry to start that way up , but still that 's the way , should n't do it that way I get confused whether I 'm putting the right word down . |
| 6 | ‘ It may safely be said that all good gardening consists in putting the right plant in the right place . ’ |
| 7 | At the end of 1988 the pound stood at $1.79 and DM3.20 , putting the effective exchange rate at around 97 per cent of its 1985 value . |
| 8 | THE team entrusted with the task of putting the little-known sport of boccia on the British sporting map has been selected following last week 's national championships at York University . |
| 9 | However , nothing very elaborate is called for , it 's just a matter of putting the available lighting resources to the best possible use . |
| 10 | CLUB 18–30 , PUTTING THE ROMANCE BACK INTO HOLIDAYS |
| 11 | Well then , nothing 's stopping you putting the damn thing on . |
| 12 | With great skill , determination and unparalleled cheek , Jo Spence not only insisted on putting the unacceptable face of both our public and private lives onto the art agenda , but into the art institution . |
| 13 | Among other things , this story illustrates the folly of giving up the convention of putting the decimal point a little above the line . , |
| 14 | Clergymen accused the early Cremation Societies of creating local monopolies , which were putting the new practice beyond the reach of the poor . |
| 15 | ‘ At least you 're not putting the entire blame on me now , ’ she could n't help remarking . |
| 16 | Peter Wagner has described the ineffectiveness of attempts to mobilise the whole Church by putting the entire membership in the front-line of evangelism ( Wagner 1971 : Chapter 7 ) . |
| 17 | This example illustrates the necessity of always putting the substantive motion to the vote . |
| 18 | But i it depends Terry with everybody 's going down on the urgent work ones which is putting the normal service |
| 19 | Both Lewis and Max were already on the scene when Morse arrived , the surgeon ( incongruously suited in evening-dress ) immediately putting the chief inspector into the picture — in a somewhat flushed and florid manner : |
| 20 | Putting the coffee-pot back on the primus to reheat the brew , she considered darkly that the simmering liquid was an accurate reflection of her own emotions . |
| 21 | O'Connell argued that these agreements could not impose burdens upon third parties and were therefore of little practical international effect , apart from putting the other treaty parties on notice of the presumption of continuity as expressed in the devolution agreement . |
| 22 | Plants being potted on — removed into larger containers — can be taken out of pots , by up-ending them , and knocking the rim on the working surface , at the same time putting the other hand under the plant across the compost surface so that the root-ball falls out on to the palm of the hand . |
| 23 | With a back boiler , this could mean putting the hot water cylinder in a bedroom airing cupboard . |
| 24 | The past 50 years have in fact proved a very active period with several important mathematicians putting the ancient house in order and opening new doors to entirely new possibilities . |
| 25 | Established British companies had exploited the first whiff of pop vitality , with ABPC putting the saccharine personality of Cliff Richard through his paces in The Young Ones ( 1961 ) , a let's-have-a-show musical where all possibility of an interesting inter-generation clash is defused by the fact that its hero works for , and adores , his father , the property developer who wants to destroy the youth club ; and Summer Holiday ( 1962 ) , in which Cliff and the Shadows drive a London bus to Rome , pursued by the mother of the teen star they are thought to have kidnapped . |
| 26 | ‘ I know , Todney , but you can always check with me first , and then you wo n't get it wrong , ’ Christina said , and smiled pleasantly , putting the young girl instantly at ease . |
| 27 | ‘ I think it would be a great presumption on your part if you thought you did , ’ he replied firmly , putting the young man down . |
| 28 | And if it and if , if instead of putting the ordinary zinc and , and carbon battery in you put a NiCad battery in , it 'll stop it doing that . |
| 29 | And I I noticed with interest er I 'm really going shifting right back to er last week here , er the Housebuilders ' Federation er were all sort of putting the reverse argument forward . |
| 30 | If you encounter such words , practise them systematically by a ) tapping the rhythm , b ) mimicking the last few syllables and then gradually building up to the beginning of the word , c ) putting the long word in different position on a series of sentences and practising them , like in following example : Word stress is often modified when the word occurs in a sentence . |