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 . |