Example sentences of "put [adv prt] a " 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 | 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 ? |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm not God , but I 'll put in a word for you , ’ Mr Lambert said quietly , pushing her behind him . |
| 19 | Even then , they would only put in a brief appearance in puddings and cakes at Thanksgiving and Christmas . |
| 20 | I daresay you can put in a little more shock as well as grief — it is very interesting , and not often done enough … . |
| 21 | He is a man of position , and would put in a word for you . ’ |
| 22 | Perhaps I 'll put in a word for you sometime . ’ |
| 23 | My father 's father , a soldier in the Black Watch , had helped put down a rebellion one Easter in Dublin . |
| 24 | ‘ People will slowly discover they can put down a five per cent deposit on a house without losing it in six months , ’ he said . |
| 25 | The opposition may put down a motion of censure on the Government at any time . |
| 26 | And to be more explicit and to show you how tall I stand by the giant , I will put down a simile of human life as far as I now perceive it ; that is , to the point to which I say we both have arrived at . |
| 27 | Do not put down a letter or a memo until you have dealt with it . |
| 28 | Did the girl from Aberdeen really say , " Och , no , not on the table ! " as my father flattened a bluebottle with his hand , and did he really put down a newspaper on the same table to eat his breakfast ? |
| 29 | If it 's a concrete floor you could either put down a new wood floor or tile it with some sort of composition tile or sheeting like vinyl or linoleum which is showing quite a revival . |
| 30 | Charles moved back so that the porter could put down a tray with tea things on it . |