Example sentences of "[conj] put it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Half bury the log or timber in soil in a part of the garden where it will stay damp , or put it on a shaded window-sill in a plastic container ( ice-cream carton ) . |
2 | Place the joint in a trivet over the tin , or put it on the oven rack directly above the roasting tin , so that the juices from the meat ‘ weep ’ into the potatoes and onions . |
3 | ‘ So only the person who served the lobster or put it on the plates could have poisoned it ? ’ |
4 | ‘ Appropriates ’ is generally proved by a witness stating that the accused picked the property up or put it in a shopping bag or a pocket . |
5 | Or put it in a left-luggage compartment somewhere . ’ |
6 | Put in a bowl or put it in a plastic |
7 | • The UNIPOT needs the minimum of cleaning , to keep its good looks simply wash in hot soapy water or put it in the dishwasher . |
8 | stick it in your pocket for next time or put it in the bin . |
9 | I might be going swimming at lunchtime today so I could probably run up there or put it in the post if I go . |
10 | So even if ministerial loyalties make it hard to admit it , he probably shares the apprehension which haunts many others as they contemplate this Bill : that though , at the end of the day , quantity will increase , quality will diminish ; or to put it in a form of words which trips easily off Conservative lips on other occasions — that More is going to mean Worse . |
11 | I mean given that you 've got a , oh I do n't know , a pound you 're going to spend a week in gambling entertainment , if I could put it that way , you 'd do better to go in for the pools , because if you did have a win you might have a big one , than to put it on a horse — am I right ? |
12 | But the mature work reveals also a deep sense of enjoyment and at times a poetic intensity that puts it in a very high class indeed . |
13 | It 's a model train with a price tag that puts it in a league of its own . |
14 | I could tell he was pleased with himself but a bit scared , just like when he used to keep the half-crown Father gave him on Sundays , rather than put it on the collection plate . |
15 | The owner of the estate , American John Kluge , agreed in principle to sell the estate to the crown rather than put it on the open market , but he did not consider the resulting offer to be high enough . |
16 | Now cover your whole head with a towel and put it over the steaming bowl so the towel forms a ‘ tent ’ to catch the steam . |
17 | ‘ Take one of the strips of plaster from my arm and put it over the girl here 's mouth . |
18 | She got the thin iron frying pan from the shelf and put it over the heat with some fat in it . |
19 | Annie whipped off her apron and put it onto the table drawer , while calling out , ‘ Ask the gentleman in , Lydia . ’ |
20 | Grate the rind from one of the grapefruit and put it into a baking dish , together with the shallots and wine . |
21 | " Take 1 pint of very thick cream , and put it into a fine damask cloth , previously dipped in strong salt water , and tie up . |
22 | Not until the two men were out of sight did the highwayman turn his horse and put it into a gallop along the track that passed near to the hollow where Seb and Melody were kneeling . |
23 | I TOOK the little cinder that was the remains of the wasp and put it into a matchbox , wrapped in an old photograph of Eric with my father . |
24 | and , and put it to and put it into a deposit , you know this , this building I want , at the back , there 's , there 's nothing there , pardon ? |
25 | Peel and core the fruit , cut it into crescent-moon slices and put it into the dish . |
26 | Now Barbara has gathered her comprehensive knowledge of the Southeast 's furnishing and decorating scene and put it into the second edition of The Ideal Home Design Sourcebook . |
27 | ‘ Maud , ’ said Miss Hardbroom , ‘ would you please remove that frog from the jar and put it into the box in the cupboard ? |
28 | Having been placed on to three lengths of webbing , six men would be required to lift the shell and put it into the case ; the webs were then cut , as it would not have been possible to withdraw them . |
29 | She got the revolver off the back seat and put it into the glove compartment with the cartridges . |
30 | Taking the roll of tools out of my stout and well travelled haversack , I unscrewed the plate with only a little difficulty and put it into the haversack . |