Example sentences of "[noun sg] put [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bowling League of Ireland side put up a heartening performance on Saturday , their biggest problem is finding front end players , especially leads . |
| 2 | At the side put down a rough guess of the cost that might be involved . |
| 3 | The Iraqi opposition put on a credible show of unity in Beirut . |
| 4 | Fujitsu has won permission from Sedgefield District Council 's development committee to put up a chemical drum store at its factory at Heighington . |
| 5 | So there was at least one member of the Biology Department , thought Dalgliesh , who knew that Mrs. Bidwell would make an early visit to the lab to put out a clean white coat . |
| 6 | Many saw it as an ideal opportunity for the Prince and Princess to put on a united front , quashing speculation over their marriage . |
| 7 | The broad gauge won , but the narrow gauge put up a respectable performance . |
| 8 | Nanny walked to the front of the handsome grey gelding and the child put out a small hand to rub his silk-soft muzzle . |
| 9 | She is a little girl putting on a little girl act . |
| 10 | For the third year running the Bar put on a mock trial , at the request of the Litigation Section of the ABA , which was well received . |
| 11 | It is difficult to believe that a desire to put on a good show at an exhibition could shape a major research programme . |
| 12 | Stockton firemen had to use breathing apparatus to put out a small fire in an extractor fan in the women 's toilet of the Waterfront pub , Church Road . |
| 13 | While he mulled over his future , Rudd gradually sorted out the handling so that by July 1960 the Type 48 was good enough for Hill to put in a brilliant performance in the British Grand Prix , clawing his way into the lead after losing a third of a lap through stalling on the grid . |
| 14 | ‘ My team put up a good workmanlike performance . |
| 15 | And then the multi-lingual Entertainment Team put on a great show . |
| 16 | Zeta 's Lad put in a smooth performance to beat Docklands Express ( fourth in the National last year ) and Bradbury Star with Royal Athlete fourth . |
| 17 | David Speedy 's goal enough to get all three points for Leicester and I think on the balance of play they just about edged it but Forest put up a marvellous performance in the second half especially when they had to make er changes and things did n't go well for them . |
| 18 | Demonstration materials are clearly designed from the beginning to put over a specific message . |
| 19 | The magistrate put on a black cap , a three-cornered piece of silk . |
| 20 | Tom Cruise puts in a fine performance as Ron Kovic , disabled Vietnam vet who fought back against indifference from the country he fought for , but somehow Oliver Stone 's direction still leaves the viewer unmoved by his plight |
| 21 | As with size-confusion , there is no evidence that dazzle-confusion puts off a hungry lion which is close enough to experience it . |
| 22 | We have this morning put up a small display in the central library in Westgate , where people can pick up a leaflet er which summarises what she says and also consult if they wish , the whole report , it 's in the reference library . |
| 23 | We put this to you as an answer to all slimmers who say they only need to look at a single cake or bar of chocolate to put on a substantial amount of fat . |
| 24 | Moran said : ‘ Director Jack Walker 's money has enabled the manager to put down a good foundation and if we can get Roy coming in alongside the likes of Alan Shearer , the club will really be going places . ’ |
| 25 | Periodically the Fists would assist a planetary governor to put down a troublesome insurrection . |
| 26 | The drama society put on a short comic sketch . |
| 27 | Stephen wrote for " Voice of Vangmoor " : " Those who declare our moorland puts up a poor showing when it comes to wildlife , should contemplate some of the offerings of my ginger tomcat : fieldmice , a shrew and even a water vole . " |
| 28 | To thwart that , Koch 's America syndicate put on a new keel and removed ballast from the namesake boat , using the mid-series mode-change permitted under the barter agreement reached with Conner . |
| 29 | I dug out some of the wet land and a local man put down a crushed stone track in four days , so we can now drive from the main road almost to the front door . |
| 30 | ‘ Against Turkey we saw a player of David Platt 's stature putting on a wonderful performance , where he was prepared to work so hard . |