Example sentences of "[subord] he put a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once he put a broody hen on a clutch of eggs and ten little chicks hatched out . |
| 2 | My son was having trouble selling his car until he put a newly-worded advert in the local paper : ‘ … extortionately priced at £1,100 but I relish a good argument ! ’ |
| 3 | Another owner discovered that if he put a line of coins on his sideboard his cat would knock them down one by one . |
| 4 | Called me frigid and said all the other chaps ' girls were willing enough , and would it matter all that much if he put a bun in the oven for me ? |
| 5 | ‘ His father pointed them out to him often enough and he knew that things would drop on him from a great height if he put a foot wrong . ’ |
| 6 | If he puts a thing in a box , it means you really have got to read this , and worry about it , but I think he 's fairly happy with the progress on police training and police communication arrangements . |
| 7 | ‘ When he puts a bad cross in , he 'll go down the line again a few minutes later and try once more . |
| 8 | He thought she was asleep , but when he put a hand to her face he felt warm tears on her cheek . |
| 9 | In Pearce [ 1973 ] Crim LR 321 ( CA ) , the accused was guilty when he put a boat onto a trailer and drove it away for later use . |
| 10 | It oozes greenish yellow watery fluid as he puts a slice on each plate and demands ‘ Are you ready to eat now ? ’ |
| 11 | SHATTERED Frank had family Sunday lunch yesterday as he put a brave face on more embarrassing stories |
| 12 | And erm being as he put a new table in the mill he thought we could work for thirty pound a week less , on this table . |
| 13 | That seemed to have been what he had in mind , as he put a paw on the back of my neck and bent me forward until my face was squished into the table top . |