Example sentences of "he put up " in BNC.
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| 1 | On his retirement from the Civil Service six years ago … he became President of the Clapham Liberal Association , and at the General Election of 1916 was the chosen parliamentary candidate for the new constituency of South Battersea where he put up a strong fight against odds for what he firmly and honestly believed to be the tight . |
| 2 | Something spattered all over his face : he put up his hand and his fingers came away red . |
| 3 | And it was n't as if he put up with her cooking in the hope that he would . |
| 4 | Mr Gillis , the Butcher , was a man to be treated very carefully because he put up with no nonsense , had a vicious temper and he bore grudges . |
| 5 | If he put up a scheme , you would be willing to follow him to the ends of the earth to ensure its fulfilment . |
| 6 | On 2nd & 3rd June he put up the drawings . |
| 7 | Stoically he put up with the complaints of his wife , Elsie . |
| 8 | These days , nobody cared what high-grade powder he put up his nose , whom he spent the night with . |
| 9 | Run For Free did his best to eject Mark Perrett seven from home , but apart from that he put up a superb display of jumping . |
| 10 | ‘ He put up a brave fight , ’ Jahangir said after taking 53 minutes to beat Parke , one of England 's leading prospects . |
| 11 | ‘ Dear Ahn , he put up such a brave fight for me . ’ |
| 12 | At least he put up the dislocation as a hypothesis in a scientific paper . |
| 13 | The advice given is , and I quote , ‘ I would recommend to any amateur painter that he put up a large sign in his studio or room . |
| 14 | But he put up no defence ; he simply raised his hands and laid them lightly on Gentle 's shoulders . |
| 15 | He put up some token resistance : he 'd never had my advantages , it was time I got down to some hard work , and so on . |
| 16 | A month later , teamed with American guide Joshua Geeter , he put up Indiana Stones , an ED on the N North West Face of the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey . |
| 17 | One of the Romans city , so you can pick out some Roman traces , one of the erm the er er Viking city , one of what happened in the Norman period the eleventh century , time of William the Conqueror and the two castles and the big er erm abbeys he put up , and finally the medieval city . |
| 18 | ‘ He hated us all being in his house , ’ said Lydia , ‘ but he put up with it quite prettily in the end . |
| 19 | I mean I I think he put up a very good show and er I know it 's very disappointing to lose , is n't it ? |
| 20 | He put up his hand and began to massage his temple . |
| 21 | ERIC Donohoe of Services Delivery , Technology retained the Edinburgh Squash Club 's championship title when he put up a fearless display to beat his boss , Martin Webb , Director of Technology . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , at least it was positive , ’ he said ruefully as he put up a blunt-fingered hand to touch his cheek . |
| 23 | And the hotels he put up , he bought them in Glasgow , there 'd be an exhibition hotel made of wood , built in Glasgow . |
| 24 | And he put up his other hand to clasp her face , gazing ardently into her blue-black eyes , and his intention was suddenly plain . |
| 25 | Used to be when a carpenter put up a door he put up a door . |
| 26 | He put up his hands and found it was a long strand of seaweed . |
| 27 | He put up a hand and ripped the head harness off . |
| 28 | Peter went white , then as the colour returned to his face he put up his fists . |
| 29 | He put up a finger and stroked her cheek . |
| 30 | Then he turned to Shelley , and with a gesture that touched and surprised her by its gentleness , he put up his hand to her cheek . |