Example sentences of "[modal v] put a [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They should put a collar on it . ’ |
| 2 | I reckon we should put a halt on this bloody hundred thousands do n't you ? |
| 3 | they were strolling up towards Elterwater — ‘ it is an addiction , Mr Crump , worse than tobacco , worse even than alcohol — perhaps the government should do something about it , perhaps my friend Mr Pitt should put a tax on nature as his father put a tax on gin . ’ |
| 4 | Well you must put a coat on you know . |
| 5 | well I mean the heart 's the most obvious organ , but I mean it must put a strain on everything else |
| 6 | However , if you are with a group and everyone is laughing , it might put a damper on things if you remained tight-lipped and poker-faced . |
| 7 | To the extent that such approaches may suggest the desirability of changing over to a counter-force nuclear policy , they escape from the moral frying-pan of counter-city targeting into the strategic fire of counter-force , which has the twin disadvantages that it might put a premium on first strike and that it would in any case result in frightful civilian losses . |
| 8 | So I 've got a two there I 'll put a tick on that so I 've got two times I 've got another two so I always put my smallest ones on the left so I can find them quickly . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll put a plaster on it and forget about it . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I wish I could go myself but if she complains and London hears about it they 'll put a stop on me doing anything . |
| 11 | and we 'll put a cross on the bottom of it and I 'll put you a piece of plywood across it and you can stick your nuts on or whatever |
| 12 | How many is not many , , I 'll put a figure on it . |
| 13 | ‘ First , my dear young lady , ’ I told her , ‘ you 'll get warm and dry , and I 'll put a bandage on that wound . |
| 14 | if they phone ca call the police , they 'll put a tracer on it |
| 15 | All right , I 'll put a sling on that arm , and if the pain gets worse you must promise to take yourself to the hospital . ’ |
| 16 | this part of the fire , he says , Jimmy says well I 'll put a label on it then , well why do n't ya ? |
| 17 | You could put a flower on it 's nose to cover it up . |
| 18 | Given certain other conditions such as a high rate of growth in at least one manufacturing sector and a favourable institutional environment , an increase in the rate of net investment from say 5 to 10 per cent of national income could put a country on the path to self-sustaining growth . |
| 19 | ‘ She could put a spell on him , ’ Carrie said . |
| 20 | HERE 's a semi that could put a smile on your face . |
| 21 | However , a weak housing market and further increases in the jobless figure could put a brake on a runaway economy . |
| 22 | Celia said , before she could put a brake on her tongue : ‘ You really think Ivor 's dead ? ’ |
| 23 | But he could put a note on it . |
| 24 | I was re-assured however by an old sheep fence which guided me — incredible that anyone could put a fence on such a slope ! |
| 25 | Canadian Pound told a breakfast press conference for journalists : ‘ The best of riders can not win without a good horse — you could put a dog on a horse and it would still win . ’ |
| 26 | I could put a handle on him . |
| 27 | I wish I 'd put a jumper on |
| 28 | If you complained , he 'd put a curse on you . |
| 29 | Er if I was in power I 'd put a tax on every child after two I would have taxed you out of existence Ellen . |
| 30 | He 'd been so lovely , and her shoulder still burned where he 'd put a hand on it after the game . |