Example sentences of "put [pron] foot on the " in BNC.

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1	In 1980 , Virgin 's expansion ground to a sudden halt , as their bank , Coutts , put their foot on the brake , signalling what would develop , in the coming years , into a major crisis over banking .
2	Rachaela put her foot on the red Persian carpet and started up , out of the scarlet ambience of the lamp .
3	Nora put her foot on the jar .
4	As he put his foot on the doorstep , a young man seemed to jostle him — it was young McCulloch from Weem , the sulky handsome lad with the curly head — why had he come hanging about here instead of hearing his own man preach in Weem ?
5	Philip put his foot on the ledge and his hands on the window and wriggled through .
6	He pushed open the door and , as he put his foot on the first step , experienced a revelation comparable to that undergone by Newton in the orchard or Archimedes in his bath .
7	This was as elementary as his lesson to Hoomey : from the side of the bath he put his foot on the back of Jazz 's head as he came to the side , and stepped in , taking Jazz 's head with him , forcing in abrupt and most accomplished somersault .
8	He put his foot on the accelerator and surged across the street in Anfield , Liverpool .
9	Tony had seen the four standing dejectedly on the street corner and he put his foot on the brake pedal , bringing the vehicle to a shuddering halt .
10	He put his foot on the accelerator and dipped his headlights .
11	He put his foot on the accelerator and the taxi shot forward .
12	He put his foot on the accelerator , he wanted to get there .
13	He put his foot on the first step and paused , listening . ’
14	Georg slammed the door shut , climbed back into the driver 's seat , started the engine , and put his foot on the accelerator even before his father was properly in .
15	He saw a car turning left , tried to move out of the way , put his foot on the brake and then the accelerator went down as well .

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