Example sentences of "[modal v] put [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of recent emotional dramas or conflicts , you must put on a brave face and allow others to share your load . |
| 2 | He 's undoubtedly intelligent , we know he 's a thespian of some note and could put up a spirited and convincing defence in court . |
| 3 | You could put on a mumming play , sing The Twelve Days of Christmas and make a special cake . |
| 4 | Dana could put on a good show ; no one would know she had broken down and confessed her need for Roman 's strength . |
| 5 | I said his bed looked gorgeous and added , just in passing , that I hoped he 'd put up a wooden fence , as a metal one would n't do much for either garden . |
| 6 | I 'd put on a frilly pink dress and dance to next door 's rock music — they had it on super-loud , the walls shook . |
| 7 | That was your annual affair and the er the er the chapel itself was at the end of it used to put up a tiered platform if you can imagine it you know at the end of the little chapel and the erm the younger children was on the bottom and as you got older you graduated to the top and er I do n't know why it was though but er I always had to say the collection piece . |
| 8 | He would put on a white overall for the occasion , more to impress the customer than for hygienic reasons , then have a good look at the tooth . |
| 9 | And many at Twickenham today would put up a strong argument for Barnes and Jones , a triumphant Lion in Australia in 1989 , forming the play-making partnership against the All Blacks . |
| 10 | I would put up a huge |
| 11 | ‘ Now let's put up a few of the torches again and we 'll have a proper competition . ’ |
| 12 | Diana will put on a united front for the sake of her sons and spend Christmas Day at Sandringham with the other Royals . |
| 13 | Once she has had a good rest , her world will put on a fresh complexion . ’ |
| 14 | Expert opinion : ‘ Michael Fallon will put up a great fight and wo n't be unseated easily . |
| 15 | And it will put out a glowing splint or something . |
| 16 | A high sling , now we can put on a high sling for her , okay , that goes up there and now , are you still alright ? |
| 17 | Who wants to be a millionaire , when you can put on a million-dollar performance with a bargain basement team . |
| 18 | Where a wider space is available beside the house , you can put up a wider , detached garage , perhaps sited with one wall on the boundary of your property , to leave a pathway between it and the house . |
| 19 | ‘ People will slowly discover they can put down a five per cent deposit on a house without losing it in six months , ’ he said . |