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

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1 Yeah but I 'm not I 'm going home and put on a different pair of shoes though .
2 You 've got to lift the whole lot off the wall and unthread the curtains and put back the right number of rings and hooks and it 's a palaver and I have n't done it .
3 ‘ It will be good to see the England lads again and to put on the international shirt , ’ says Gazza .
4 I thought we were doing we 're putting up tent this week and putting up a six tent next week and then
5 Remove the fitting and thoroughly clean up the two ends of pipe with wire wool , before smearing on flux and putting on a new fitting .
6 ‘ Come on now , mind my beasts , ’ a drover would say , standing up among the Golds of the plaid in which he had spent the night and putting on a practised tone of wheedling grievance .
7 ‘ I do n't quite know how to handle it , ’ said David , lowering his voice and putting on a mock-serious face .
8 Monday 's the busy day for laundry and putting out the new coats .
9 Up in her booth , a puzzled DJ stares at a machine with nothing on it , shrugs and puts on a current hit to get things moving once again .
10 A human pulled them out without thinking , twiddled inside with a screwdriver , and put up a new box with a lock on it .
11 She could see how that hurt him , and put up a quick hand to stroke his cheek .
12 It must be made perfectly plain that if a man in this position chooses to deceive the court and his legal advisers and put up a false story which had the result of reducing his sentence of imprisonment , the Court would not intervene .
13 ‘ Yes , ’ he said , shaking himself ; , ‘ we 'll have the vigil here the night before and put up a permanent display inside the church . ’
14 Tell your friends and put up the enclosed poster where it will be seen .
15 The royals will try to shrug off their problems and put on a good show for Margaret .
16 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 .
17 And Piers saw himself being seen and put on a clever sort of don't-mind-us smile .
18 ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry .
19 Label the pot and put on a cool bench or in a cold frame .
20 And Newton himself exudes the confidence of someone who has just had a shave and put on a fresh shirt .
21 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 .
22 Instead , there will be attempts to paper over the chasms and put on a united front for the sake of appearances .
23 Dawn was taken immediately to the nearest hospital and put on a life-support machine in the Intensive Care Unit .
24 Someone got up and put on a Pink Floyd album .
25 It was getting dark so he pulled the curtains and put on the overhead light .
26 They were shown into cubicles with inadequate curtains , where they were told to strip completely and put on the clean towelling gowns in there .
27 As Thurlow sums him up , ‘ in everyday life he was a small insignificant man in an ordinary suit … but take off the uniform of the city solicitor and put on the running singlet and the track shoes and the transformation was amazing ’ .
28 Twice his quarry threw him backward glances , and on the second occasion seemed to slow his pace , as if he might stop and attempt a truce , but then thought better of it and put on an extra turn of speed .
29 Luke laughed and put on an English accent :
30 Mahmoud sensed the movement and put out a restraining hand .
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