Example sentences of "[vb past] put [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the glasses he seemed to put on another nature — his stern , cool attitude she had first noted , and felt unthreatened by . |
| 2 | On the night , the young soprano was so nervous that he made a fatal mistake : he forgot to put on any underwear . |
| 3 | I started putting in more hours and sometimes found reason to sleep at the office , hoping I could sleep off this feeling of falling out of love . |
| 4 | Yeah , but married couple there did have a couple of people there that got married while they were in the T A but they were n't allowed , they never allowed to sort of buddy , buddy together I tell you why I got put with that woman . |
| 5 | We got put into this wee room , sit down ! |
| 6 | In Spain , about the only times when things got put in this much perspective were when Nirvana were actually playing — Madrid was still below-par , frenzy-wise , but a thrilling experience purely because the audience was so enthused by it all — and when I finally interviewed Dave , Chris and Kurt . |
| 7 | Are you telling me that because you recognised him you had to put on that charade ? |
| 8 | He had to put on some plaster so there were only three |
| 9 | My close friendship with Pearn had made me aware of the work that he had put into that assistance . |
| 10 | But a greater tribute to his genius were the results that continued to be achieved after his death by the two clubs he had put on such solid foundations . |
| 11 | And to think she had always poured scorn on her older sisters when they had put on such fluttering airs in front of a man . |
| 12 | It was for Pat that she had put on that dress , those smart shoes . |
| 13 | You had put on much more than a dress , there was such a vivid aura of theatre and drama surrounding it . |
| 14 | Even before that I had put on some weight which did n't all drain away during my illness . |
| 15 | Alyssia hesitantly walked in , and almost immediately saw her friend by the cash register , looking with interest at a couple of oldish women who had put on some very garish dresses and were inspecting themselves in the mirror . |
| 16 | Impulsively , and without changing from the pale blue uniform she had put on this morning , since she did n't know how Faye wanted her new nurse to dress , Belinda found her way to the kitchen where the housekeeper , Mrs Porter , was creating deliciously savoury aromas as she cooked a three-course evening meal that was carefully balanced with Faye 's special needs in mind . |
| 17 | Mr Mandela , 74 , had put off all engagements until further notice on the advice of doctors who said he should have a complete rest , a brief statement said . |
| 18 | Their day , however , had not been that good ; they had put in many hours of searching and had only made two finds of any note . |
| 19 | To pack and process them he needed staff , so our terms stipulated a minimum of two months ' summer work , the understanding being that when contracts came up for renewal , priority would be given to those who had put in most time on the slime-line . |
| 20 | The man did n't need telling twice , and as the boy began to follow him , Connor suddenly remembered : at some time during the evening , when the saloon till ran short of change , he had put in some silver of his own and taken out a fiver — then stuffed it in a pewter tankard on the shelf for safekeeping . |
| 21 | Not surprisingly , the switchboard at British Aerospace , alerted to what was happening , refused to put through any of Gill 's telephone calls ; the positions were filled after Gill strategically leaked the story to the local press covering the area near the British Aerospace factories . |
| 22 | The men stayed put for several minutes , hoping that it was just a temporary loss , but when the silence continued they began to move about , rubbing their hands together to warm them up , making light of their disappointment with careless shrugs of the shoulders and wry half-smiles . |