Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] to put the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a meeting on March 11 Shamir again refused Labour demands to put the issue to a vote , maintaining that further discussion was needed . |
| 2 | So I was laid out in the back of the van on the bed and he 's driving down this field to put the tent , because it had little er bits you know where it 's marked out for you to camp , and I 'm driving around in the back saying , yes you 've , you 've just missed the fence there and you know . |
| 3 | ‘ Afraid your lords and masters will fire you if you allow me a few minutes to put the subject on hold ? ’ |
| 4 | Since then Honda has contributed Japanese production skills to Rover 's high-quality British workmanship to put the firm ahead of bigger rivals like American-owned Ford and Vauxhall , backed by General Motors . |
| 5 | Now it 's back to stroke play as Gordon Fairweather makes another bid to put the family name back on the trophy , . |
| 6 | In many ways the development of Apple Computer symbolises the development of the industry as a whole and it is with specific reference to Apple Computer Inc that David King attempts in this paper to put the micro into its true context . |
| 7 | expects all public services to put the customer first ; |
| 8 | As the council is entitled to send the bill to the owner , many decide at this stage to put the building up for sale and usually a buyer quickly comes forward . |
| 9 | Only where under-provision has resulted in really serious deficiencies is it likely that a librarian can argue successfully for extra funding to put the balance right . |
| 10 | Where do we find such funds to put the case of the moderate teachers in the classrooms who have to ‘ occupy ’ and not teach a large proportion of the class for hours on end whilst they test the few — or sometimes even the one child . |
| 11 | In the second place to put the onus of preventing censorship in libraries on individual librarians is unreasonable and unrealistic . |
| 12 | We 've had to do some very uncomfortable things to put the country on an even keel for the future . |
| 13 | His skilful efforts to put the Assembly in the wrong were abetted by the deputies ' seeming determination to alienate the masses from the regime , attempts which culminated in an electoral law of 1850 which disenfranchised some 3,000,000 voters on the basis of a residence qualification . |
| 14 | SOUTHERN COMFORT The Black Crowes ' Rich Robinson With a stated mission to put the Soul back into rock'n'roll , the Black Crowes visit the UK this month . |
| 15 | In the high court of Parliament , we have a unique opportunity to put the law right . |
| 16 | Heaton pulled back to 14–12 but man-of-the-match John McDermott scored his fourth goal in the closing moments to put the outcome beyond doubt . |
| 17 | ‘ We have had to beg , steal and borrow substantial funds to put the club back in the hands of the people of Peterborough , which is where it belongs , ’ commented Turner , who moves to the boardroom as chairman . |
| 18 | The Bishop smiled encouragingly at Spruce in a kindly attempt to put the man at his ease . |
| 19 | LORD WRIGHT : I think the jury should be directed by the judge that the respondent Association had a legal right to put the person 's name on the stop list , so long as they did so in order to promote the trade interests of the Association and its members and not with intent to injure , and so long as the money , fine or penalty demanded was reasonable and not extortionate . |
| 20 | With a form of order finally restored , the Woods-inspired Warblers — the better footballing side of the two — scored two late tries to put the result well beyond the Frenchmen ( 20–4 ) . |
| 21 | Full instructions for use are supplied , to enable even inexperienced d-i-yers to put the edge back on their drill bits . |
| 22 | You owe it to them and all decent people to put the record straight and slap the Nazis back into the gutter . |
| 23 | A recent survey of BHRCA members found they had joined principally because they wanted an effective voice to put the industry 's case to Government . |
| 24 | This is a conditional right of access to the institutional procedures of the Organisation , but the Security Council is not apparently under any corresponding duty to put the dispute on its agenda , or to apply its procedures to it . |
| 25 | The odd policy to put the stage in the middle of the room rather than at one end leads to a diminishing of the atmosphere ( the corners are seldom filled ) . |
| 26 | Thus we must strike a fine balance between simply learning to put up with things through realizing the inevitable limitations on satisfaction in the life of a finite creature , and between vigorous efforts to put the situation right . |
| 27 | No but on this occasion we did n't have a spare holster to put the weapon into . |
| 28 | But the effort proved too much to sustain and Reykjavik scored the next 13 points to put the issue beyond doubt . |
| 29 | Overwhelmed by the damage caused by the massive bombing and defoliation raids from 1961 to 1971 , Vo Quy and a team of Vietnamese scientists began drafting a national conservation strategy to put the country back on a firm ecological footing . |
| 30 | They had envisaged a two-month period to put the exhibition together but Central Promotional Services of Leicester , who manage the Centre , offered free exhibition space on 17 August , just ten days after their initial inquiries . |