Example sentences of "[coord] put on [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ British pop evolved from R&B dance culture , but while the working classes were coming home from the factory and putting on some Motown , the people who now run record companies were at university listening to Genesis or Peter Frampton or whatever — their only contact with pop culture was Gary Glitter or Sweet . |
| 2 | I relished the moment during a rehearsal once when Mel Brooks suddenly boomed at the researcher , ‘ Judith — go to my dressing-room and put on that thing I bought you ! ’ |
| 3 | All these clubs are extremely active and put on many events for their members . |
| 4 | She looked at the cold cup of coffee on the table , and left it there while she went in to shower and put on some clothes , shorts and a T-shirt and tennis shoes . |
| 5 | I 'd been on duty in the Met Office since 8am , and managed to comb my hair and put on some lipstick before going straight down to the dance with June , one of the other Met Waafs . |
| 6 | Just let me brush your hair back and put on this Alice band . |
| 7 | I had tried it before and put on more weight due to not re-educating my eating habits , but I needed to see immediate results to get the enthusiasm to continue dieting . |