Example sentences of "put the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the second half , Haslemere put the Merrow defence under pressure and scored what proved to be the winning goal after 20 minutes . |
| 2 | " I wonder if Kate put the casserole in the oven ? |
| 3 | Then she put the salad greens to soak . |
| 4 | He put the ornament down very carefully . |
| 5 | He put the machine on the round table in front of the sofa , plugged it into a socket and sat down in the nearest armchair . |
| 6 | Every time every time you go talking to Ann put the machine on . |
| 7 | The Association of Independent Conveyancing Advisers said the bill 's publication put the decision on the future of its members into Parliament 's hands . |
| 8 | Common Law put the wife , both as regards rights and liabilities , in a very subordinate position to her husband . |
| 9 | David Trippier put the UK 's position on early phase out of CFCs , tetra and 1,1,1 to the EC Council of Ministers last December and ‘ our European colleagues seem broadly in favour ’ according to Maria Nolan of the Department of the Environment ( DoE ) Global Atmosphere Division . |
| 10 | Despite cheap chocolate , the World in a Shopping Basket study put the UK fifth most expensive in a league table of shopping prices . |
| 11 | Eric Newton was able to show that there was no evidence of chemical explosion or sabotage , though his participation in the French investigation put the UK in the position of being a ‘ State providing information at the request of the investigating authority ’ and thereby , under the terms of Annex 13 , a State entitled to participate with a formal accredited representative . |
| 12 | Goodness only knows why she did it , but it put the price up , of course . |
| 13 | As the teacher put the collar on Sherman he continued to point at the picture and bark very loudly . |
| 14 | In fact his very first answer put the concept in an entirely new light for me . |
| 15 | Derek put the telephone down slowly , frowning as he did so . |
| 16 | Then he put the telephone down and rejoined her in the shop , frowning solemnly . |
| 17 | She put the telephone down on the floor and knelt beside it , facing Shildon and saying Tavett was in trouble and she had to make some calls . |
| 18 | Alice put the telephone down carefully , and looked at herself in the small , oval mirror hanging above it on the wall . |
| 19 | She put the telephone back thoughtfully . |
| 20 | She put the telephone receiver down on the invitation to lunch with a quiet face , but an excited heart . |
| 21 | She put the telephone down on his voice , before she heard what he said . |
| 22 | ‘ So , put the spaghetti in the oven to keep warm , ’ suggested Sam , endeavouring to do as little as possible by bossing people about and yet maintaining an irresistible charm of manner : she wanted to sit by the boy from the bistro while someone else did what work remained to be done . |
| 23 | Ginny managed to take off her coat , put the milk away and turn on the oven before he ran the pad to earth on the table beside his armchair . |
| 24 | He put the milk bottle beside the cup . |
| 25 | Roman put the milk jug in front of her , his fingers slipped and the milk spilt all over the table . |
| 26 | He put the milk bottles down on a small table in the hall , where they were to remain until Ianthe left , and as far as she knew , for ever after . |
| 27 | Then he put the cover back on the typewriter and tidied up , lining up the pile of sheets of A4 bank paper and his box of carbons with the edges of the desk . |
| 28 | She put the cover back over the Pavlov stock . |
| 29 | But late night Jay tore into the poem , words flowing like wine from an oak cask , and — what the hell ? — redeemed by the dawn spring of Lucy 's eyes , she put the poem in an envelope , avoided Francis 's deep meaningful questions : this love had no confidantes , not even one as well known and sweet as he . |
| 30 | Although he put the poem to one side it still continued to worry him , and in October he explained to Mary Hutchinson that the contemporary situation was such that only good work was appropriate ; bad writing , after all , would seem even more trivial or superfluous . |