Example sentences of "putting up [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They support a genial pluralism in English studies , encouraging a hundred flowers to bloom , though putting up a cautious resistance to the extremes of foreign ideology and theory . |
| 2 | I enjoy putting up a tent , I like campfires and food for me tastes so much better outside . |
| 3 | By putting up a clergyman as a candidate , he could rely on the vote of hundreds of MAs who , sitting in their country rectories , could easily be persuaded by a judiciously worded letter that their old University was falling into the hands of infidels . |
| 4 | The man who succeeded him as Secretary General of the Young Communists , Carlos Contreras Maluje , was picked up after putting up a struggle in the street . |
| 5 | Ready or not , the Poles are putting up a stalwart front , rushing ahead with the same heedless bravery with which their mounted cavalry charged the German tanks in World War II . |
| 6 | The first is more intense , with the buck putting up a spirited resistance ; in the second its lolling tongue and gentler stance suggest that it is about to succumb . |
| 7 | THE Canadian city of Winnipeg is planning to celebrate its connection with Winnie the Pooh , little known outside the esoteric realm of A A Milne specialists , by putting up a statue of the small bear . |
| 8 | The general consensus was that the Scottish Selectors were at fault in putting up a team that could n't beat half-decent third-raters . |
| 9 | A sense that what had just happened involved her in some way made her pull herself together and run down on to the course where racecourse attendants were already putting up a screen . |
| 10 | Are you thinking about putting up a bit of holly this year ? |
| 11 | Carter mentions Walter de la Mare 's recourse to Christian allegory as being ‘ as good as putting up a No Trespassers sign ’ . |
| 12 | Till now , Ken Livingstone had been putting up a good show , joking about John Smith serving as his deputy and arguing for defence cuts to pay for benefits rather than tax increases . |
| 13 | Now it would be a question of building up contacts again , putting up a case which would percolate up through the echelons of power , hopefully gathering momentum and authenticity as it did so . |
| 14 | After a day which saw United 's chances once again undermined by their inability to score , Richardson believes Villa showed just why they are capable of putting up a genuine challenge . |
| 15 | My first impression was that you 'd be more at home putting up a brass plate in Harley Street . ’ |
| 16 | Adding insulation to the inner face of exterior walls involves either fixing thermal board ( plasterboard with a rigid foam backing and a built-in vapour barrier ) directly to the wall surfaces with a panel adhesive , or putting up a framework of battens with blanket insulation between them , and adding a layer of vapour-check plasterboard on top . |
| 17 | On receiving an assurance from the guardians that they would lose no time in putting up a nurses ' home , the Minister would be prepared to recommend the Nursing Council to give its approval . |
| 18 | Bearing in mind the awful job involved in renewing or replacing the pillar stake , you can see the sense in putting up a concrete post , or at least a concrete spur to which a timber can be bolted . |
| 19 | PUTTING UP A CEILING ROSE |
| 20 | After 18 months they moved again , this time to Sheffield and after two or three years with Harold Jackson & Co she showed her individuality and confidence by striking out on her own and ‘ putting up a plate ’ . |
| 21 | The benefits and disadvantages of putting up a spokesman or providing filming facilities should be weighed with care and the validity of the company or client 's position in relation to the topic must be discussed with senior management . |
| 22 | They decorated the third little bedroom for her before they finished their own , putting up a sprigged paper , installing a fat armchair , a fringed table lamp , a satiny quilt and a dressing-table with a glass top , all fetched by Daniel from the relinquished Sheffield house . |
| 23 | Above his head , two sailors were putting up a small sail . |
| 24 | The old stone walls closed about her , so that at times it seemed to be suffocatingly hot , and she found herself putting up a hand to her throat . |
| 25 | ‘ That some women enjoy fantasies of being raped is well authenticated , and they may , to some extent , welcome a masterful advance while putting up a token resistance . |
| 26 | But at the word ‘ walk ’ Sally had started putting up a tremendous performance , and the party broke up . |
| 27 | The releases , however , failed to win the support of anti-apartheid groups which claimed that almost all those released were criminals and that the government " was putting up a smokescreen " to avoid releasing political offenders . |
| 28 | Rather like putting up a mouth to get a kiss and getting a blow instead . |
| 29 | So anyone who 's putting up a lot of their own money is untrustworthy and there should be limitation on how much people can stand , erm Mill actually goes into some figures at this point and rather quaintly says erm either fifty pounds or a hundred pounds ought to be adequate and I do n't know what that translates to now . |
| 30 | This presumption can be rebutted by the occupier putting up a notice specifically excluding certain types of person , such as salesmen and politicians . |