Example sentences of "put up a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Free ale all round tonight lads ! " he told them , and they put up a cheer of delight . |
| 2 | It 's not usual to make new partners put up a lot of cash . ’ |
| 3 | Two banks were persuaded to put up a lot of money , so that by the time Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V-C came to consider the action , the loans including interest totalled around £40M . |
| 4 | The management would put up a screen in front of them and provide the audience with bad eggs and moldy tomatoes to pelt them with . ’ |
| 5 | Are you thinking about putting up a bit of holly this year ? |
| 6 | Obviously Marshall , apart from daubing one of the walls and putting up a piece of cork-board , had n't done anything . |
| 7 | The world of the theatre is about putting up an image of glamour , glitter and romance for a couple of hours each day . |
| 8 | ‘ I could n't have lived with myself if I had n't put up a fight on behalf of the men . ’ |
| 9 | A BUSINESS almost cleaned out by burglars has put up a reward for information leading to conviction of the culprits . |