Example sentences of "[vb past] put a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , my worst fears about Barny were confirmed the first time I tried to put a leash on him . |
| 2 | They tried to put a bomb on a plane last year , did n't they , sir ? |
| 3 | You remember , Prime Minister — two men tried to put a bomb on a plane last year . |
| 4 | They tried to put a bomb on a plane ! |
| 5 | They tried to put a bomb on a plane . |
| 6 | Even in her hopelessly weakened condition , Maldita had lashed out when Perdita tried to put a rug on her . |
| 7 | Alas , US Gold have retained this irritating quirk , and you 've only three credits to play with ( I tried putting a 50p piece into my Commodore when I ran out , but it got jammed between the keys ) . |
| 8 | It had been a shock to discover that for the first five years they went to homes in the country where women were paid to nurse them , and it seemed to put a stop to any hope of seeing Angel again . |
| 9 | Once the mobile team is put in contact with the village elders and a date agreed , the village is informed and encouraged to put a priority on attending . |
| 10 | ‘ We are not trying to rip people off and planned to put a sticker on the records saying they were recorded 10 years ago . |
| 11 | ‘ There were coaches and cars driving round in circles knowing full well the police planned to put a stop to the rave , ’ said the motorist . |
| 12 | But the sparkler failed to put a smile on Anne 's face as she attended a meeting to discuss the construction of horses ' saddles yesterday . |
| 13 | At one point the local authority threatened to put a schedule of dilapidation on the place to force Jarvis 's mother to repair it . |
| 14 | THE youthful resentment that threatened to put a break on the wing wizardry of Ryan Giggs is fading rapidly thanks to some wise counsel from Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson . |
| 15 | Last autumn the state decided to put a halt to Dr Kevorkian 's activities . |
| 16 | So , although your two-year-old can sweep off her hat or pull down her trousers , she has n't got the physical coordination needed to put a sock on the right way , with the heel round the back of her foot . |
| 17 | I meant to put a lot more bulbs in over the I 've still got time actually . |
| 18 | He managed to put a lot of conviction into this . |
| 19 | ‘ Not so clever he thought to put a bit by to take care of you lot when he 'd gone , ’ Uncle Philip pointed out reasonably . |
| 20 | For years the city 's leaders resisted putting a museum in it . |
| 21 | I did n't want to touch her , not knowing what … but I did put a blanket over her . |
| 22 | If your joints are good , no cramping is necessary but I did put a couple of webbing cramps on my chair just to be on the safe side . |
| 23 | ‘ The Labour Party were prepared to try , with their very benevolent intentions , to give people good housing , but they did put a stop to people being able to do things for themselves , ’ he told the Observer . |
| 24 | I did put a bit in . |
| 25 | The level of foreign debt in the region , put by ECLAC at $416,000 million ( almost a 5 per cent reduction ) , continued to put a brake on economic recovery , with the net transfer of resources abroad amounting to $24,600 million ( over $200,000 million in the last eight years ) . |
| 26 | We had to put a bloke in hospital there ; and so the owd skipper say to me : ‘ Boy , ’ he says , ‘ we ought to have another hand . |
| 27 | ‘ I had to put a stop to it , ’ he told Mexican television . |
| 28 | This was something we had to put a stop to straight away , and after relaying time and again the simple formula TMPF : TRIM — MIXTURE — PITCH — FLAPS , which he repeated , he always forgot to take action . |
| 29 | You see , so these people were going to move in at the weekend so had to put a stop to that cos they had no authority to move in there until the solicitors try and get this thing sorted out . |
| 30 | So projectionists had to put a colour tint onto the screen before the first frame hit . |