Example sentences of "have put [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Welch quickly acknowledges that GE has put up a sorry performance in having only four women among its 120 top people . |
| 2 | Kim Kethavy , the party 's leader , made his fortune from petrol stations in California and has put up a large slogan outside his office in Phnom Penh 's Market Square proclaiming ‘ Communism is evil ’ . |
| 3 | Although the Museum has put on a large number of successful temporary exhibitions , the display of its permanent collection has been subject to difficulties and delays . |
| 4 | My brither , George , has put on an awful lot of weight since I wis last hame . |
| 5 | Lloyd 's has put forward a constructive plan ; it must not be allowed to flounder on rate . |
| 6 | The 91,000-member Ramblers ' Association has put forward a three-point plan aimed at giving a better deal to urban pedestrians and those who prefer to travel on foot . |
| 7 | Recently , John Braithwaite ( 1999 ) has put forward a general theory of crime and punishment which has some affinities with these notions of disqualification and requalification . |
| 8 | Coun Peter Jones has put forward a special motion to the next full council meeting on March 26 . |
| 9 | Royal Insurance has put out a hefty cash call , asking shareholders to stump up £404m by subscribing for one new share for every three held at 255p . |
| 10 | Sun Microsystems Inc has put together a worldwide service and support programme covering hardware , software , network applications and interoperability called SunSpectrum . |
| 11 | Sun Microsystems Inc has put together a worldwide service and support programme covering hardware , software , network applications and interoperability called SunSpectrum . |
| 12 | It is on this theme that the Tate Gallery Liverpool has put together a long-term display . |
| 13 | It is on this theme that the Tate Gallery Liverpool has put together a long-term display . |
| 14 | Dave has put together a real glass act |
| 15 | With this in mind , home improvements editor David Holloway has put together a special section on how you can increase the comfort and value of your home . |
| 16 | With its motto ‘ Rottweiler breeding is working dog breeding ’ , it has put together a unique package where no dog can become a show champion without first having working qualifications . |
| 17 | I have since asked my constituent for an update of the position and she has confirmed that the family has had to put in a good deal more extra money to finance both daughters than it had previously expected . |
| 18 | Had the right hon. Gentleman followed that example , he might have put forward a better case tonight . |
| 19 | There was no question but that the army , the Lebanese Forces militia , and a whole new wave of volunteers would have put up a desperate resistance . |
| 20 | He might have put up a good show the other day , but that was because he was frightened . |
| 21 | No , I 'd have thought he 'd have put up a better show than that . |
| 22 | In the face of the dreadful attacks on police officers , the Home Office should have put together an urgent review team which should have incorporated other Departments and put forward a package of measures . |
| 23 | The rose which mantled the house must have put out a thousand flowers and these were at the peak of their blooming , not a petal yet shed , each blossom the pink of a shell within and the pink of coral on its outer side . |
| 24 | Ronni wondered , as she flung some T-shirts and things into a bag , if she ought to have put up a stronger fight against Guido . |
| 25 | After these three had given their approval , it would have demanded considerable determination to have put forward an alternative nomination . |
| 26 | It was a bad moment and I had to put down a swift impulse to rush to the side and throw myself over . |
| 27 | Over his pyjamas he had put on a new Fair Isle pullover which had been his mother 's Christmas present . |
| 28 | Catherine , made less thin by candlelight , had put on a blue dress which made her look even younger than her age . |
| 29 | He placed the helmet squarely on the American boy 's head and glanced at Flavia Sherman , who had put on a wide-brimmed sun hat of white felt decorated with coloured ribbons . |
| 30 | ‘ The team had put on a marvellous display out in Georgia and I thought we 'd get a few more than 6,000 . |