Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] put [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I used my shirt to put out the flames . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ He came round the desks and I kicked him in the back of his legs to get him to the floor and I used my shirt to put out the flames and Hazel gave him first aid . ’ |
| 3 | What 's my boss put on ? … |
| 4 | My boss put down the Record , rose and stretched expansively . |
| 5 | ‘ My team put up a good workmanlike performance . |
| 6 | I start running , but my body puts up a fight . |
| 7 | ‘ How my husband put up with you for so long I just do n't know . |
| 8 | When I first came to live here this room ran through to the back of the house , but my husband put up a partition , so we have a small room at the back where we can have our meals . |
| 9 | Anyone who could play an instrument or sing in tune was roped in , and I found my name put down on a list to be a chorus girl . |
| 10 | My father put up on the sofa in the big living-room next to my bedroom , which I had claimed as my study . |
| 11 | What I and my friends put down to evil witchcraft , my enemies are likely to attribute to incompetence or bad management . |
| 12 | Later , at home , my Dad puts up another five shelves in my bedroom to display the trophies that have just been delivered by Securicor . |
| 13 | It 's been very hard work but my family put up with it |
| 14 | I said bye then see you sometime , bye and I put the phone down , and she said what does she want then and I said oh she wanted to know where , you know she 'd gone and I said oh I have n't seen her all week you know after , while we was hanging , she was hanging pictures , erm , she come through , she said oh they look wonderful she said I 've got pictures she said , I want my mountain put up in my lounge , with that June burst out laughing , Neil went through and he , he put her pictures up and he was gone there , he said , god he said , you know literally it 's a day to hang pictures , I said well do n't worry about it , you know , that 's what he said to do |
| 15 | Tears came to my eyes and to Bruno 's , but my mother put on a brave face . |
| 16 | The union is constantly looking out for ways like this to show promoters , record companies and the rest of the music industry the right way to treat musicians , and to remind the business yet again of their responsibility to put back into music just a small part of the rewards which they enjoy , thanks to the skills of musicians . |
| 17 | So , befurred and kid-gloved , her hair put up elaborately around her pale grey hat , she went into the Talbot pew in Bishopstow church , her own pew now , and put Aunt Emily 's prayer book on the ledge before her , and knelt to say a prayer of profound thankfulness . |
| 18 | Their boat put down |
| 19 | Santa Lucia , the virgin saint who had her eyes put out , is traditionally invoked against blindness . |
| 20 | She escaped into the house and went through to her bedroom to put on a dress . |
| 21 | A call from the Cabinet Office means some very big people indeed risk having their noses put out of joint . |
| 22 | The scoreline perhaps did not reflect the effort which Down put in but Bangor were more clinical in finishing off their moves . |
| 23 | The flickering light was fading ; it was winning its battle to put out the flames . |
| 24 | If anything she seemed even more voluble than usual , which Zen put down to embarrassment . |
| 25 | They tend to rely on their parents to put up with the drudgery of queues and are only interested in capitalism and the rewards it can bring . |
| 26 | The children are taught to go home and tell their parents to put out their cigarettes . |
| 27 | So er she says well you can think about it for a fortnight er you see her daddy put out discos altogether because of the lies but she cos she gets nervous because when she 's telling a lie to you she 'll go red |
| 28 | But Gary Marsh , head of research with the Halifax , the UK 's biggest building society , says it is inevitable that the modest improvement seen in the market over the last couple of months — especially in the South , where sellers have started to adjust to more realistic levels — will be damaged and the date of its recovery put back . |
| 29 | In the early evening , almost as soon as she finishes her meal , it is time to have her make-up taken off and her nightdress put on — before the nurse leaves . |
| 30 | As Melissa explained her ideas , her hostess put down her glass and listened intently , hands clasped , head cocked on one side , now and again interjecting a word of encouragement and approval , occasionally wagging a manicured finger with an emphatic , ‘ Non ! Ça ne va pas ! |