Example sentences of "and put [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Yeah but I 'm not I 'm going home and put on a different pair of shoes though . |
2 | You 've got to lift the whole lot off the wall and unthread the curtains and put back the right number of rings and hooks and it 's a palaver and I have n't done it . |
3 | ‘ It will be good to see the England lads again and to put on the international shirt , ’ says Gazza . |
4 | I thought we were doing we 're putting up tent this week and putting up a six tent next week and then |
5 | Remove the fitting and thoroughly clean up the two ends of pipe with wire wool , before smearing on flux and putting on a new fitting . |
6 | ‘ Come on now , mind my beasts , ’ a drover would say , standing up among the Golds of the plaid in which he had spent the night and putting on a practised tone of wheedling grievance . |
7 | ‘ I do n't quite know how to handle it , ’ said David , lowering his voice and putting on a mock-serious face . |
8 | Monday 's the busy day for laundry and putting out the new coats . |
9 | Up in her booth , a puzzled DJ stares at a machine with nothing on it , shrugs and puts on a current hit to get things moving once again . |
10 | A human pulled them out without thinking , twiddled inside with a screwdriver , and put up a new box with a lock on it . |
11 | She could see how that hurt him , and put up a quick hand to stroke his cheek . |
12 | It must be made perfectly plain that if a man in this position chooses to deceive the court and his legal advisers and put up a false story which had the result of reducing his sentence of imprisonment , the Court would not intervene . |
13 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said , shaking himself ; , ‘ we 'll have the vigil here the night before and put up a permanent display inside the church . ’ |
14 | Tell your friends and put up the enclosed poster where it will be seen . |
15 | The royals will try to shrug off their problems and put on a good show for Margaret . |
16 | At the agreed hour I reported to the Endoscopy Unit of the London Clinic , was shown into a small room , told to undress and put on a blue shift , then lie down on a mobile bed . |
17 | And Piers saw himself being seen and put on a clever sort of don't-mind-us smile . |
18 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
19 | Label the pot and put on a cool bench or in a cold frame . |
20 | And Newton himself exudes the confidence of someone who has just had a shave and put on a fresh shirt . |
21 | Long gone were the days when an actor could , like Paul Muni , have his hair powdered and his face lined , and put on a wavering voice and a stoop to represent ageing . |
22 | Instead , there will be attempts to paper over the chasms and put on a united front for the sake of appearances . |
23 | Dawn was taken immediately to the nearest hospital and put on a life-support machine in the Intensive Care Unit . |
24 | Someone got up and put on a Pink Floyd album . |
25 | It was getting dark so he pulled the curtains and put on the overhead light . |
26 | They were shown into cubicles with inadequate curtains , where they were told to strip completely and put on the clean towelling gowns in there . |
27 | As Thurlow sums him up , ‘ in everyday life he was a small insignificant man in an ordinary suit … but take off the uniform of the city solicitor and put on the running singlet and the track shoes and the transformation was amazing ’ . |
28 | Twice his quarry threw him backward glances , and on the second occasion seemed to slow his pace , as if he might stop and attempt a truce , but then thought better of it and put on an extra turn of speed . |
29 | Luke laughed and put on an English accent : |
30 | Mahmoud sensed the movement and put out a restraining hand . |