Example sentences of "put [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once she has had a good rest , her world will put on a fresh complexion . ’ |
| 2 | The professional plans the presentation to suit the message and achieve the objective — not to ‘ put on a good show ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Tom : ‘ We do n't really put on a big theatrical performance , so you do n't look at it that way , you just try and sing it in tune . |
| 5 | Diana will put on a united front for the sake of her sons and spend Christmas Day at Sandringham with the other Royals . |
| 6 | In spite of recent emotional dramas or conflicts , you must put on a brave face and allow others to share your load . |
| 7 | A high sling , now we can put on a high sling for her , okay , that goes up there and now , are you still alright ? |
| 8 | The captain may put on a very good act , convincing not just himself but even some of the passengers ; though whether their floating world will come through depends not on him but on the mad winds and sullen tides , the icebergs and the sudden crusts of reef . |
| 9 | You could put on a mumming play , sing The Twelve Days of Christmas and make a special cake . |
| 10 | ‘ I can put on a dress and go to an awards ceremony . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She 'd put on a dress for lunch . |
| 13 | Dana could put on a good show ; no one would know she had broken down and confessed her need for Roman 's strength . |
| 14 | The background changes and in a way the background is about things like the visual aids , flipcharts and er the use of video and er even these peripherals you can put on a on a overhead projector now that plug into a computer . |
| 15 | Who wants to be a millionaire , when you can put on a million-dollar performance with a bargain basement team . |
| 16 | It certainly did n't sound like your friend Simon and he certainly did n't put on a silly voice like that silly twit did |
| 17 | A movement outside caught my eye and I peered through the window ; looked like I 'd put on an outside light , too . |
| 18 | And after all , what price can you put on the immense satisfaction of taking dew-fresh vegetables to the kitchen within minutes of harvesting them ? |
| 19 | I do n't remember the carpet coming up to hit me , nor finding it hard to breathe , nor at that moment did the judge put on the black cap and say that I must swing by the neck until I was dead . |
| 20 | I ca n't put on the black and peach creations he bought before , so I told him to go and get something sensible at Marks and Spencer . |
| 21 | Did she put on the magic dress , the dress made of pain and courage and become herself transformed , into a human woman , lovely and gentle , whom some other wicked creature had once enchanted too ? |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll put on the light ; it will make the dream seem less real . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , do n't put on the brave front for me ! |
| 24 | What are you gon na put on the front ? |
| 25 | Well wha what he said was he went up there there 's erm could they put on the front wheels to the back and the back wheels to the front did n't say anything the bloke said , well we ca n't charge you . |
| 26 | So I might ask dad to help me put on the roof-rack . |
| 27 | Want to sort of put on the top of the wardrobe and then make it drop |
| 28 | Please , said a friend of this journal , egged on I suspect by a green-fingered two-year-old son , will you put in a word for the worm ? |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not God , but I 'll put in a word for you , ’ Mr Lambert said quietly , pushing her behind him . |
| 30 | Even then , they would only put in a brief appearance in puddings and cakes at Thanksgiving and Christmas . |