Example sentences of "put [pron] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What they added was a sense of grandeur — they took blues licks and put them on a epic scale . |
| 2 | What they added was a sense of grandeur — they took blues licks and put them on a epic scale . |
| 3 | To enjoy out-of-season greenery , pot up small root pieces of mint , put them on a warm windowsill and they 'll soon romp away . |
| 4 | They were also subject to the English Parliament , which put them on a different footing from the King 's Scots or Irish subjects , who had Parliaments of their own that were not subordinate to the Westminster Parliament in the way that the Virginia assembly was . |
| 5 | Well I must admit , I have , I mean I do n't do well I used to make quite nice cakes , since I 've had this new cooker mine wo n't ri I mean they rise , there 's no doubt about that , they rise , but I can take them out , put them on a cooling rack and watch them deflate ! |
| 6 | I 've got them on in one room , er I put them on a little bit |
| 7 | John , who is a regional organiser for the CCBN , explains : ‘ The clubs that do accept single men usually put them on a 12 month waiting list to let them prove they are serious . |
| 8 | Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself . |
| 9 | Unless I put them on the outside wood . |
| 10 | ‘ You do n't wash your feet and put them on the dirty floor , do you ? ’ he asked as he got ready for the guests who would soothe the painful passage towards the critics . |
| 11 | If you want two matches to be satisfied simultaneously you put them on the same row in the criteria range . |
| 12 | He never put me on a heavy job until at such times he thinks I was fit . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's definitely put me on the right tracks for the future . |
| 14 | It was the way they put me on the right track that made me wonder — guiding angels in the Bible have a habit of appearing as two young men . |
| 15 | Then she walked with me to a bus stop — I had to take one step every two minutes , and that in slow motion — waited with me , put me on the right bus and reminded the conductor where to let me out . |
| 16 | ‘ Put me on the next train home ? ’ she suggested unsteadily , her pulses skittering recklessly . |
| 17 | Ah well they put me on the top rate of pay , which was quite good , thirty five shilling a week . |
| 18 | If you put someone on a second floor balcony , for instance , to deliver an address , it looks as if he is simply haranguing his listeners . |
| 19 | When you die there they put you on a wooden platform below the sky and the vultures come and eat the body . |
| 20 | Prentice reached up and put something on the thin collar of Rory 's shirt . |
| 21 | I agree with what you 're saying but when I 've done it before and involved the pupil in such a report I put it on a separate sheet , so that |
| 22 | They put it on a bigger scale but the entertainment far below ours ! |
| 23 | Quiss apologized for setting it down on a hotplate , put it on a draining board instead , and splashed some water over its mask-face . |
| 24 | Cromwell , the head of state in the Republic , encouraged a reorganization of the East India Company , with a new charter which put it on a firmer basis . |
| 25 | ‘ Teach me to live , that I may dread/The grave as little as my bed ’ , he had written ; in this spirit he carried his shroud in a portmanteau and put it on a few days before his death at Longleat in 1711 , which his friends considered to have been advanced by his fasting and mortifications . |
| 26 | Half bury the log or timber in soil in a part of the garden where it will stay damp , or put it on a shaded window-sill in a plastic container ( ice-cream carton ) . |
| 27 | It will pay you dividends , so long as you do n't say " Silly old codgers " and put it on a top shelf . |
| 28 | you know , just put it on a big table and just left it , we did n't have them sitting down |
| 29 | If you put it on the right feet it 's clearly one of the best available . |
| 30 | LEFT Especially if you are not used to fitting a check chain , take care to ensure that you put it on the right way round . |