Example sentences of "[pron] was put [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We made straight back to the airport and I was put on a Rhodesian plane for Salisbury , where negotiations were renewed and eventually I returned to London . |
| 2 | After that , I was put on a weekly wage of five shillings — a veritable fortune — four of which I kept locked in a tin box under Granpa 's bed until I had saved up my first guinea : a man what 's got a guinea got security , Mr Salmon once told me as he stood outside his shop , thumbs in his waistcoat pockets , displaying a shiny gold watch and chain . |
| 3 | He shrugs like he was putting on a jacket . |
| 4 | First of all he was put on a yeast-free , sugar-free diet and treated with essential oils of garlic , tea-tree and thyme . |
| 5 | The mention of a sinus problem suggested a possible allergy and he was put on a simple allergy-exclusion diet consisting of lamb , pears and water for five days . |
| 6 | During his second visit to Great Ormond Street , he was put on a two-week exclusion diet to see if a food allergy might the cause of his condition . |
| 7 | After spending the night at an embassy cottage in Kyrenia , he was put on a Turkish Air flight to Istanbul connecting with a Lukhansa flight to Frankfurt . |