Example sentences of "[to-vb] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Penry laughed as he went over to the stereo to put on a compact disc . |
| 32 | I was knocked out by how brilliant it was when I first read it eight years ago , and now I want to put on a national tour and direct it . ’ |
| 33 | Leaving the court the families all tried to put on a brave face . |
| 34 | A Washington Post report said that both men strove to put on a reassuring front when asked about opinion polls which continued to show a majority of voters in both republics against separation . |
| 35 | Only one binge 11 Decided to allow herself to put on a little weight 12 Gave away ‘ thin ’ clothes and bought new ones . |
| 36 | In spite of all the hard work she began to put on a little weight . |
| 37 | The ‘ 89 needs to put on a little weight . ’ |
| 38 | Although I would have been surprised if London 's Charles Dickens Society required its members to put on a white tie for its annual dinner , the invitation card demanded it for the Scott dinner . |
| 39 | The one where this governess is told to put on a special dress and sit with her back to the window . |
| 40 | And this has prompted one of the oldest museums to put on a special exhibition of sketches that have become collectors ' items . |
| 41 | The Korean trip was the ideal opportunity for Diana and Charles to put on a united front and quash the speculation over their marriage . |
| 42 | Many saw it as an ideal opportunity for the Prince and Princess to put on a united front , quashing speculation over their marriage . |
| 43 | As the front door slammed behind them , Josh finished drying his face and hands and began to put on a clean shirt and a stiff collar . |
| 44 | Also there was no other way to express her sense of something having arrived from somewhere else , something normally invisible to the eye choosing to put on a human form . |
| 45 | Without stopping in the hall to put on an outer coat , he wrenched open the front door , ran over the terrace and down the steps . |
| 46 | Primed by Stephanie 's reaction , she had the presence of mind to put on an impressive pretence of knowing all about the recent ‘ mystery ’ consignment . |
| 47 | I should weigh at least 8½ stone , but I do n't want to put on an extra pound . |
| 48 | Angel proceeded to put on an incredible display of histrionics , peacock-blue eyes flashing , nostrils flaring above his furiously pouting mouth , as he shouted and swore at Alejandro . |
| 49 | ‘ I do n't want you to put on an artificial accent , ’ Mother Francis had warned , ‘ nor do I want you sticking out your little finger when you 're drinking tea . ’ |
| 50 | The invitations can be in the shape of a banana , make a large banana to put on the front door , and decorate the room with bananas and long yellow balloons . |
| 51 | The invitations can be clock-shaped with the hands pointing to the starting time , and you can make a large clock to put on the front door . |
| 52 | The only idea that seemed feasible was for the Collector to put on the rusty suit of armour which stood in the banqueting hall and to go out there with a scythe . |
| 53 | It was the only Italian name I could think of in a hurry and I did n't have the nerve to put on the right accent to go with it . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ It will be good to see the England lads again and to put on the international shirt , ’ says Gazza . |
| 55 | We dismounted from the BMW and Werewolf slipped on a pair of gold-rimmed shades , which reminded me to put on the plain glass Yuppie specs I 'd borrowed from Fly . |
| 56 | These will be handy when they need to put on the pink tie to go to the youth club disco . |
| 57 | We 're going to put on the Olympic Games in ‘ 96 , we 're going to make everybody including Athens proud . |
| 58 | er I do n't know how to answer that question , all I can say is we 're going to put on the Olympic Games in ‘ 96 and we 're going to make everybody , including Athens I hope , proud . |
| 59 | They were going to put on the big show . |
| 60 | I 've got one I meant to put on the main agenda and I forgot , and I wrote the agenda . |