Example sentences of "[pron] put [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life . |
| 2 | Er , the first thing is I put on the top of my draught that I 'd rather the pupils were n't involved at this stage I 'd rather they were involved in the over view with form tutor . |
| 3 | The frown was back between his eyes as I put on the light in my room . |
| 4 | ‘ I shall definitely think twice before I put up a sign like this again . ’ |
| 5 | I asked Alan to fish the first drift , in order to settle down , and towards the end he suggested that I put up the dap . |
| 6 | Despite the two question marks that I put over the Bill , I believe that the Government are right to proceed with the reforms that it contains . |
| 7 | I put in an appearance at Ingard House to show that I was still busy about the audit , and had a word with Henniker . |
| 8 | I put down a bit less than I had been drinking . |
| 9 | Well , then how do you explain the night I put down a copy of Viz , turned on the telly , and settled in for what I thought would be a programme of smart , irreverent comedy ? |
| 10 | Blissfully unaware that I had no obligation to sign any agreement , I put down a ten-pound deposit the same afternoon . |
| 11 | I am sharply aware of every move I make , each crack of sound as I put down a cup , each dull ring as I move a spoon , each splash of water , squeak of the tap , thud of my shoe on the floor . |
| 12 | Although we are now debating a piece of works legislation , it represents a major reform of parliamentary procedure , so I put down a marker at this stage to the effect that the Minister should be more forthcoming in considering whether we should have new procedures for dealing with orders . |
| 13 | I put down the phone slowly . |
| 14 | I put down the phone . |
| 15 | I put down the receiver , overcome by emotion at hearing that voice again , unchanged . |
| 16 | I put down the receiver and sat on the stairs trembling with panic , and I think I must have become pale , because I remember that my face felt very cold . |
| 17 | ‘ Slowly , I put down the receiver . |
| 18 | I put down the receiver and wept . |
| 19 | He is starting his reply as I put down the receiver . |
| 20 | When I put down the receiver I heard Geoff Tulloch 's voice out in the main office , impressing the young women with his irrepressible personality . |
| 21 | I put down the book and accepted a drink . |
| 22 | I put down the Mail , opened the Telegraph and found the same tale , though told in less lurid terms . |
| 23 | hello , hi Matt , alright I did an absolute steamer , excellent , did it really well , it only took me an hour and ten minutes it took me an hour and ten minutes I have n't no I knew , I knew vaguely , knew vaguely enough I mean I have , perfect question came up just describe er the youths portrayed in the er book and there was only two , there was the main character who I got most of the stuff from , from what Katie told me and the rest was the other bloke was called Carston Corsalius and basically all we knew about him was he fancied this other one , the main character , and erm was a journalist , that was it ah put it in nine times , no , I , I do n't know what it means eh , er Matt did n't come in , er a bit of a shame could n't no yeah , what did you really want ? or was that it ? yeah yeah , fixed , flexible and managed yes fixed , flex , fixed , flexible and managed oh right yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , do n't they and er advantages and disadvantages of indirect tax was , untax and direct was the other one , you know it indirect taxes yes yeah I ca n't remember , I really ca n't remember , like a colour yeah , you wan na know both of those , I 'd , I , I could n't remember all of demand pull , I put down the wage , price , wage spiral or the waged price spiral , that 's a stinker that is , that 's a beauty , I put that down , its ' a beaut , that 's my best diagram and I did three diagram' in four essays I hate doing diagram' yeah he 's here now , we 're about to go for a quick drink like , he says he 's been revising all day so erm , and I shall , I shall brief him , just as you would expect , I shall tell him all he needs I do n't , I do n't want to leave him in the lurch okay see you in French yeah , bye , bye , bye |
| 24 | I put out a hand to grasp you , and you slip through my fingers like the quicksilver cascade of a waterfall . |
| 25 | The door began to close and I put out a hand to stop it . |
| 26 | So I put out an advert for a guitarist . |
| 27 | Yes I put out an appeal to er my readers to search their attics and their er lofts and their garden sheds for all the things they might have left over from the second World War . |
| 28 | I put out the light , climbed out of the window and pushed it to . |
| 29 | as I put out the fire with … whatever you like ! |
| 30 | Slowly I put back the receiver and climbed upstairs . |